Kamal El Sheikh
film director (1919-2004)
Kamal El Sheikh was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987, with eight of them in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. He was known in the fifties and early sixties as "Hitchcock of Egypt" because of his influence from the cinema of the well-known British director.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 8 films (1947–1961) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | The Dispossessed | George Ballis Associates | 100 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1947 | The Dispossessed | Mohamed Abdel Gawad | 12:00 | B&W | ||
| 1952 | Al-Manzel Raqam 13 (House No. 13) | Kamal El Sheikh | ||||
| 1955 | Hob wa Dumoo` (Love and Tears) | Kamal El Sheikh | ||||
| 1957 | Ard al-Salam (Land of Peace) | Kamal El Sheikh | ||||
| 1958 | Sayyidat al-Qasr (Lady of the Castle) | Kamal El Sheikh | ||||
| 1960 | Hobbi al-Wahid (My Only Love) | Kamal El Sheikh | ||||
| 1961 | I Will Not Confess (Lan Aataref) | Kamal El Sheikh |