Kamal El Sheikh


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 on the cinema of the well-known British director.

Selected filmography

Malak al-Rahma Fatma Al-Manzel Raqam 13 Hob wa Dumoo` Life or Death Ard al-Salam Sayyidat al-Qasr Hobbi al-Wahid Malaak wa Shaytan Lan Aataref Chased by the Dogs Last Night