Kamal El Sheikh

Kamal El Sheikh

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.

  • Title : Kamal El Sheikh
  • Popularity : 1.247
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1919-02-05
  • Place of Birth : Monufia, Egypt
  • Homepage :
  • Also Known As : كمال الشيخ, Камаль аль-Шейх, Kamal El Sheikh
img

Kamal El Sheikh Movies

  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Land of Peace

    Land of Peace

    1 1957 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Bent Al-Akaber

    Bent Al-Akaber

    7 1953 HD

    img
  • 1967
    imgMovies

    The Vandals

    The Vandals

    1 1967 HD

    img
  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Land of Dreams

    Land of Dreams

    1 1956 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    The Thief and the Dogs

    The Thief and the Dogs

    6.7 1962 HD

    img
  • 1955
    imgMovies

    Love and Tears

    Love and Tears

    4.8 1955 HD

    img
  • 1970
    imgMovies

    Sunset and Sunrise

    Sunset and Sunrise

    7.2 1970 HD

    img
  • 1958
    imgMovies

    Sayedat el kasr

    Sayedat el kasr

    6.2 1958 HD

    img
  • 1963
    imgMovies

    The Last Night

    The Last Night

    7 1963 HD

    img
  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Miramar

    Miramar

    7.4 1969 HD

    img
  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Something in my Chest

    Something in my Chest

    7 1971 HD

    img
  • 1982
    imgMovies

    The Peacock

    The Peacock

    7 1982 HD

    img
  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Whom Should We Shoot?

    Whom Should We Shoot?

    6.5 1975 HD

    img
  • 1965
    imgMovies

    The Little Devil

    The Little Devil

    1 1965 HD

    img
  • 1952
    imgMovies

    House No. 13

    House No. 13

    6.5 1952 HD

    img
  • 1952
    imgMovies

    House No. 13

    House No. 13

    6.5 1952 HD

    img
  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Don't Tell Anybody

    Don't Tell Anybody

    1 1952 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Zuhour el Islam

    Zuhour el Islam

    8 1951 HD

    img
  • 1952
    imgMovies

    The Great Clown

    The Great Clown

    1 1952 HD

    img
  • 1950
    imgMovies

    Shore of Love

    Shore of Love

    6 1950 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Qattr El-Nada

    Qattr El-Nada

    6 1951 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Lailet El Henna

    Lailet El Henna

    1 1951 HD

    img
  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Fatmah

    Fatmah

    1 1947 HD

    img
  • 1947
    imgMovies

    My Heart is My Guide

    My Heart is My Guide

    1 1947 HD

    img
  • 1954
    imgMovies

    Life or Death

    Life or Death

    6.7 1954 HD

    img
  • 1944
    imgMovies

    Who's Done it ?

    Who's Done it ?

    6 1944 HD

    img
  • 1952
    imgMovies

    House No. 13

    House No. 13

    6.5 1952 HD

    img
  • 1956
    imgMovies

    The Stranger

    The Stranger

    1 1956 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Moamara

    Moamara

    1 1953 HD

    img
  • 1956
    imgMovies

    Love and the Death Penalty

    Love and the Death Penalty

    6 1956 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Traders of Death

    Traders of Death

    7 1957 HD

    img
  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Time Conqueror

    Time Conqueror

    1 1987 HD

    img
  • 1957
    imgMovies

    الملاك الصغير

    الملاك الصغير

    1 1957 HD

    img
  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Insatiable

    Insatiable

    1 1969 HD

    img
  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Insatiable

    Insatiable

    1 1969 HD

    img
  • 1949
    imgMovies

    The Flirtation of Girls

    The Flirtation of Girls

    7.3 1949 HD

    img
  • 1968
    imgMovies

    The Man Who Lost His Shadow

    The Man Who Lost His Shadow

    6.5 1968 HD

    img
  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Time Conqueror

    Time Conqueror

    1 1987 HD

    img
  • 1962
    imgMovies

    The Thief and the Dogs

    The Thief and the Dogs

    6.7 1962 HD

    img
  • 1976
    imgMovies

    First Year of Love

    First Year of Love

    1 1976 HD

    img
  • 1974
    imgMovies

    The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

    1 1974 HD

    img
  • 1946
    imgMovies

    The Unknown Past

    The Unknown Past

    1 1946 HD

    img
  • 1945
    imgMovies

    Casino el latafa

    Casino el latafa

    1 1945 HD

    img
  • 1960
    imgMovies

    My Only Love

    My Only Love

    1 1960 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    For the Sake of a Woman

    For the Sake of a Woman

    1 1959 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    For My Love

    For My Love

    1 1959 HD

    img
  • 1965
    imgMovies

    Unfaithful

    Unfaithful

    8 1965 HD

    img
  • 1961
    imgMovies

    I Won't Confess

    I Won't Confess

    1 1961 HD

    img
  • 1965
    imgMovies

    The Little Devil

    The Little Devil

    1 1965 HD

    img
  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Angel and Devil

    Angel and Devil

    7 1960 HD

    img
  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Rise to the Abyss

    Rise to the Abyss

    5 1978 HD

    img
  • 1969
    imgMovies

    The Well of Deprivation

    The Well of Deprivation

    6.5 1969 HD

    img
  • 1954
    imgMovies

    Life or Death

    Life or Death

    6.7 1954 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Qalb Yahtarek

    Qalb Yahtarek

    1 1959 HD

    img
  • 1959
    imgMovies

    Qalb Yahtarek

    Qalb Yahtarek

    1 1959 HD

    img
  • 1941
    imgMovies

    Forever

    Forever

    1 1941 HD

    img
  • 1943
    imgMovies

    Les Miserables

    Les Miserables

    1 1943 HD

    img
  • 1942
    imgMovies

    Dreams of the Youth

    Dreams of the Youth

    1 1942 HD

    img
  • 1944
    imgMovies

    Victims of Love

    Victims of Love

    1 1944 HD

    img
  • 1944
    imgMovies

    Hanan

    Hanan

    1 1944 HD

    img
  • 1945
    imgMovies

    Laylat Al-Jumea

    Laylat Al-Jumea

    1 1945 HD

    img
  • 1945
    imgMovies

    El Mazaher

    El Mazaher

    1 1945 HD

    img
  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Return of the absent

    Return of the absent

    1 1947 HD

    img
  • 1950
    imgMovies

    Women's guile

    Women's guile

    1 1950 HD

    img
  • 1948
    imgMovies

    Anbar

    Anbar

    1 1948 HD

    img
  • 1948
    imgMovies

    Divorce of Saad Hanem

    Divorce of Saad Hanem

    1 1948 HD

    img
  • 1950
    imgMovies

    Yasmine

    Yasmine

    1 1950 HD

    img
  • 1951
    imgMovies

    Habib el-Rooh

    Habib el-Rooh

    1 1951 HD

    img
  • 1953
    imgMovies

    Gold

    Gold

    8.3 1953 HD

    img
  • 1978
    imgMovies

    The Devil Makes Three

    The Devil Makes Three

    1 1978 HD

    img