Hussein Kamal

Not to be confused with Hussein Kamel.

Hussein Kamal
Born	17 August 1932(1932-08-17) 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.

Selected filmography

Chitchat on the Nile (1971)
Empire M (1972)

References

^ "Hussein Kamal". Egypt State Information Service. http://www.sis.gov.eg/VR/figures/english/html/Hussein%20Kamal.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-28.

External links

Hussein Kamal at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Kamal, Hussein
Alternative names	حسين كمال (Arabic)
Short description	Egyptian television, film and theatre director
Date of birth	17 August 1932
Place of birth	Egypt
Date of death	24 March 2003
Place of death	Cairo, Egypt