About Hussein Kamal
Lived 1932 – 2003 (aged 70). Hussein Kamal was an Egyptian film director.
Hussein Kamal (; 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. One of his most famous films is Chitchat on the Nile, 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.
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)
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Who was Hussein Kamal?
Egyptian television, film and theatre director (1932-2003)
When was Hussein Kamal born?
Hussein Kamal was born on 17 August 1932 in Suez.
When did Hussein Kamal die?
Hussein Kamal died on 24 March 2003 in Cairo.
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Hussein Kamal was a film director.
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Hussein Kamal was Egyptian.
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