About

Known credits:
68
Birthday:
1919-02-05
Place of birth:
Monufia, Egypt
Website:
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Kamal El Sheikh

Overview

Egyptian director, editor and producer, born on February 5, 1919 in the village of (Amrous), Menoufia Governorate.

He got his baccalaureate (high school) certificate in 1937, and he joined the College of Law (Law), but he was a general who left it and started in this period his passion for cinema and decided to become an actor so he sent his photo to the famous director (Muhammad Karim) who did not find his face fit to be an actor, so the Sheikh took advantage of his relationship At the time, the Minister of War (Haider Pasha) to mediate with him in order to enter the cinematic milieu, and he introduced him to the poet (Khalil Mutran), who in turn knew him on the director (Ahmed Salem), who was then director of (Studio Egypt), so he joined him as a montier under the direction of the director (Niazi Mustafa).

During that period, Kamal Al-Sheikh participated as a monteire in several important films such as: (Laila Bint Al-Fakra) 1945, (My Heart Delilah) 1947, (Ghazal Al-Banat) 1949, (Avocato Madiha) 1950, and (The emergence of Islam) 1951.

1952 witnessed Kamal Al-Sheikh directing his first movie entitled (Home No. 13) starring: (Imad Hamdi, Faten Hamama), which achieved great success when presenting his reliance on a plot characterized by suspense, excitement and a police atmosphere.

He also presented the movie (Life or Death) 1954 starring (Emad Hamdi, Madiha Yousry), which was chosen among the list of the best hundred films in Egyptian cinema.

Kamal Al-Sheikh is considered one of the first directors who presented literature (Naguib Mahfouz) to the cinema, with his movie (The Thief and the Dogs) in 1962, and he also presented the novel (Miramar) in a movie of the same name in 1969.

He also presented literary works in cinematic films to other writers such as: (Ihsan Abdul Quddus, Fathi Ghanem, Saleh Morsi, ... and others).

He was rated as a director of thriller and suspense films, such as (Last Night) 1963, (Peacock) 1982, and others.

But he also excelled in presenting the political movie, such as: (sunset and sunrise) 1970 (something in my chest) 1971, (On Whom We Shoot) 1975, and (Ascending to the Abyss) 1978, which was considered the best spy film presented in the Egyptian cinema.

Kamal Al Sheikh married Montira (Amira Salem), whose brother (Saeed Al Sheikh) shared the editing of most of his films.

He also was known in the fifties and early sixties as "Hitchcock Egypt" because of his influence with the well-known British director cinema Alfred Hitchcock and his interest in police films that rely on the plot.

Kamal Al-Sheikh died on January 2, 2004 at the age of 85.

Known for

Directing
1987 Time Conqueror Directing Director N/A
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1982 The Peacock Directing Director 59
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1978 Rise to the Abyss Directing Director 58
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1976 First Year of Love Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1975 Whom Should We Shoot? Directing Director 59
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1974 The Fugitive Directing Director N/A
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1971 Something in my Chest Directing Director 59
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1970 Sunset and Sunrise Directing Director 59
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1969 The Well of Deprivation Directing Director 58
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1969 Miramar Directing Director 59
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1969 Insatiable Directing Director N/A
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1968 The Man Who Lost His Shadow Directing Director 58
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1967 The Vandals Directing Director N/A
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1965 Unfaithful Directing Director 59
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1965 The Little Devil Directing Director N/A
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1963 The Last Night Directing Director 59
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1962 The Thief and the Dogs Directing Director 59
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1961 I Won't Confess Directing Director N/A
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1960 My Only Love Directing Director N/A
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1960 Angel and Devil Directing Director 59
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1959 For My Love Directing Director N/A
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1959 Qalb Yahtarek Directing Director N/A
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1959 For the Sake of a Woman Directing Director N/A
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1958 Sayedat el kasr Directing Director 59
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1957 الملاك الصغير Directing Director N/A
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1957 Traders of Death Directing Director 58
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1957 Land of Peace Directing Director N/A
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1956 Land of Dreams Directing Director N/A
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1956 The Stranger Directing Director N/A
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1956 Love and the Death Penalty Directing Director 58
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1955 Love and Tears Directing Director 58
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1954 Life or Death Directing Director 59
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1953 Moamara Directing Director N/A
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1952 House No. 13 Directing Director 59
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Writing
1987 Time Conqueror Writing Writer N/A
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1969 Insatiable Writing Writer N/A
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1965 The Little Devil Writing Writer N/A
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1962 The Thief and the Dogs Writing Writer 59
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1959 Qalb Yahtarek Writing Writer N/A
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1954 Life or Death Writing Story 59
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1952 House No. 13 Writing Writer 59
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Production
1952 House No. 13 Production Producer 59
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Editing
1953 Gold Editing Editor 59
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1953 Bent Al-Akaber Editing Editor 58
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1952 The Great Clown Editing Editor N/A
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1952 Don't Tell Anybody Editing Editor N/A
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1951 Qattr El-Nada Editing Editor 58
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1951 Habib el-Rooh Editing Editor N/A
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1951 Zuhour el Islam Editing Editor 59
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1951 Lailet El Henna Editing Editor N/A
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1950 Yasmine Editing Editor N/A
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1950 Women's guile Editing Editor N/A
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1950 Shore of Love Editing Editor 59
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1949 The Flirtation of Girls Editing Editor 59
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1948 Anbar Editing Editor N/A
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1948 Divorce of Saad Hanem Editing Editor N/A
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1947 Fatmah Editing Editor N/A
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1947 My Heart is My Guide Editing Editor N/A
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1946 The Unknown Past Editing Editor N/A
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1945 Casino el latafa Editing Editor N/A
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1945 Laylat Al-Jumea Editing Editor N/A
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1945 El Mazaher Editing Editor N/A
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1944 Victims of Love Editing Editor N/A
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1944 Hanan Editing Editor N/A
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1944 Who's Done it ? Editing Editor 59
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1943 Les Miserables Editing Editor N/A
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1942 Dreams of the Youth Editing Editor N/A
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1941 Forever Editing Editor N/A
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