Kamal El Sheikh
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An Egyptian director, editor, and producer who was born on February 5, 1919 in the village of Amrous, Menoufia Governorate. He obtained his baccalaureate degree in 1937 and joined...Read more the Faculty of Law, but he left it to join cinema and become an actor. He was an editor in several films, before he made his directorial debut with House No. 13 (1952). He was the first to turn Naguib Mahfouz's literature into movies. Kamal is best known for The Thief and the Dogs (1962),Life or Death (1954),and Miramar (1969). He was married to the editor Amira Salem, who along with his brother Saeed El Sheikh, co-edited most of his films. He passed away on January 2, 2004, at age 85.
The Stranger
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Hajj Kamel is sheltering and raising one of the orphaned children in his home, and while Hajj’s son harbors hostility towards him, his sister Yasmine loves him. Otherwise, after the death of Hajj, the boy begins to care for Yasmine, but her brother asks her to stay away from him.The Unknown Past
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Ahmed Alawi goes on a trip without anyone knowing his destination. He is involved in an accident that causes him to lose his memory. In the hospital, he meets the nurse Nadia, and feelings of love grow between them little by little. At the same time, his family tries to seize his wealth, until a surprise happens that changes... The course of eventsI Want to Get Married
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The events of the film revolve around the singer (Nour) and her great confusion between (Samir),who loves her with all his heart but does not propose marriage to her, and his rich uncle, who considers her his lover but does not decide to marry her either, but Nour’s life and her Upper Egypt customs and traditions force her to marry and not enter into marriage. In romantic relationships only without marriage, Nour meets a singer (Wahed) and falls in love with him.Love and Execution
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Amira s Samira Ahmed mother suffers from a severe illness and the family are in financial hardship while she is engaged to be married to Magdy Emad Hamdy . She goes to her father, who s married to another women, to ask him for money and finds him dead. She becomes accused of his murder.Life or Death
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A man who suffers from a heart attack, sends his daughter to get the medicine, but the pharmacist discovers that he made a mistake while preparing the medicine causing it to become a lethal poison. He tries with the help of the police to find the man and save him before it s too late.Fatma
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Fathy and his poor nurse Fatma have an unregistered marriage. When his older brother finds out, he kicks him out of the mansion. Fathy goes to live with her in her neighborhood, but he soon abandons her after she becomes pregnant with his child, and her neighbors help her prove her son s paternityFor My Love
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Famous musician Wahid travels with his wife Wafa to Marsa Matrouh. Wafa is attached to a child but he drowns. She becomes traumatized, leading to getting paralyzed. Wahid spends all his time beside her, while Wafa s neighbor, Elham loves Wahid in silence till he finally gives in to her.