Hussein Kamal

Not to be confused with Hussein Kamel.

Hussein Kamal
Born	(1932-08-17)17 August 1932 Egypt
Died	24 March 2003(2003-03-24) (aged 70) Cairo, Egypt
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1947 – 1984

Hussein Kamal (Arabic: حسين كمال; 17 August 1932 – 24 March 2003) was an Egyptian television, film and theatre director. He is considered to be an important director of traditional Egyptian cinema.[1] One of his most famous films is Chitchat on the Nile (1971), a critique of the decadence of Egyptian society during the Nasser era. His 1972 film Empire M was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival in 1973.[2]

Selected filmography

Film

• The Impossible (1965)
• A Taste of Fear (1969)
• My Father Up on the Tree (1969)
• Chitchat on the Nile (1971)
• Empire M (1972)

Television

• The Return of the Spirit (1977)

References

1. "Hussein Kamal". Egypt State Information Service. Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
2. "8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-03.

External links

• Hussein Kamal at IMDb