Gamal Abdel Hamid

Directing

Gamal Abdel Hamid

Born

1951-01-01 (75)

Place of birth

Egypt

Known for

Directing

Credits

10 titles

Gamal Abdel Hamid, an Egyptian director was born on the 1st of January 1951, he is one of the most famous dramatic directors for television, known to present contemporary art through television such as the series “The Dream of the Southerner” or “Helm El Ganooby” in 1995 and “Zenzenia” in 2000. He also did riddles “Fawazeer” with the artistic performer Nelly in 1993 called “Hagaat we Mehtagaat”. Gamal worked with script writer Medhat El Adl to present the novel “Back Streets” that was translated into a play and a television series and a movie.

Known for

Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany poster
8.0

The series follows the life of Hassan, an old chivalrous Arabesque workshop owner who lives in a poor neighborhood with his family. The series provides an insight into the day-to-day struggles of the family as Hassan gets involved in much of their neighbors' disputes and affairs.

Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany

1994

The Nightingale: The Story of a Nation poster
7.0

A narration of the life of the iconic artist Abdel Halim Hafez and the obstacles he faced, both personally and professionally, when he started his singing career, following his journey from a substitute for singer Karem Mahmoud, to become a recognized star that has his own light and aura.

The Nightingale: The Story of a Nation

2006

Traveling Alone poster
NR

The events revolve around a man who is killed on his wedding day, then is held accountable in the afterlife, meets some people, and tells us how people can live their lives in this world and know that good deeds are what lasts forever.

Traveling Alone

1998

Luqmat al-Qadi poster
NR

Years after completing his service, Counselor Sameh goes on vacation to Alexandria, where he faces a conspiracy against him.

Luqmat al-Qadi

1996

Love In The Fridge poster
6.0

follows the story of Mahdy, a struggling everyday man facing common hardships — low wages, inflation, bad living conditions, and general frustration with society. When Mahdy hears on television about a method to freeze a human for years and be revived later, he becomes obsessed with escaping his bleak present. Believing that life will get better after the year 2000, he builds a makeshift cryogenic setup and locks himself inside a large refrigerator to wait for a better future.

Love In The Fridge

1992

King Lear poster
NR

The events of the play decided about King Lear, who decided to distribute his possessions to his three daughters, and because his youngest daughter consented to him, he deprived her of his blessings, and another for his distribution of property stipulated that one of his numbers in choosing specific constructions for everything and expelling their father

King Lear

2019

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Traveling Alone poster
NR

The events revolve around a man who is killed on his wedding day, then is held accountable in the afterlife, meets some people, and tells us how people can live their lives in this world and know that good deeds are what lasts forever.

Traveling Alone

1998

Luqmat al-Qadi poster
NR

Years after completing his service, Counselor Sameh goes on vacation to Alexandria, where he faces a conspiracy against him.

Luqmat al-Qadi

1996

King Lear poster
NR

The events of the play decided about King Lear, who decided to distribute his possessions to his three daughters, and because his youngest daughter consented to him, he deprived her of his blessings, and another for his distribution of property stipulated that one of his numbers in choosing specific constructions for everything and expelling their father

King Lear

2019

The Homeless Kids poster
NR

Directed by : Samir Al Asfory

The Homeless Kids

1987

The King Is the King poster
NR

The play tells the story of a king who is bored with the ruling. He decides to disguise himself and his minister in search of entertainment among the public. He meets a bankrupt merchant who spends his time in wine and delirium and dreams of being king. The king decides to wear his clothes and make him the king of the day until he laughs at this strange scene. That the merchant is the king, including the queen and the palace guards, and the merchant discovers a plot to overthrow the rule that day, which entrench him more above his chair, and finds the king himself a victim of a recreational game.

The King Is the King

2006

The Bogeyman poster
NR

A play about a guy called Mahrous who suffers from the inability to consummate his marriage due to the lack of an apartment. He meets a janitor in a building named Thabet by chance who offers an apartment for rent for a very small amount but with a high brokerage. Mahrous cannot back down despite knowing that it is inhabited by demons, after he signed the contract and paid the brokerage. So what will he do?

The Bogeyman

1990

Italian Marriage poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Italian Marriage

1998