
Directing
Hussein Kamal
Born — Died
1934-08-17 — 2003-03-23
Place of birth
Egypt
Known for
Directing
Credits
35 titles
Hussein Kamal is an Egyptian director. He was born in 1934 and studied film directing in Paris until 1965. Upon his return, he started a prolific career as a film director, making famous acclaimed art house films, including “Al Mostahil” (The Impossible), “Al Bostagy” (The Postman), and “Tharthara Fawq Alnil” (Blabbering Over the Nile). He died in 2003 at the age of 69.
Known for
6.4Set against the backdrop of the 1967 Six-Day War, the movie adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz's novel follows the escapist, drug-fueled riverboat meetings of a group of frustrated Egyptians from various walks of life.
Adrift on the Nile
1971
8.0Adel Imam and neighbour Abdel Moneim Madbouly are taken to a Police station after an altercation with a bus conductor. They are mistakenly arrested with a group of suspected terrorists and taken to a maximum security jail.
We Are the Bus People
1979
8.2The fugitive Sayed seeks refuge with his uncle who works as a cook for a wealthy family. When the family's daughter gets divorced for the third time, the family enlist Sayed's help to marry her as a mohallel so she could reunite with her husband.
Sayed the Servant Boy
1985
5.0Reem's mother dies after being in a heavy accident, so her daughter puts the suffering that happened to her before her eyes, as their mother suffered because of her married husband, and the inferiority view of women in Upper Egypt.
Qaffas al-Harim
1986
7.4Rayya and Sekina, two poor sisters, kill their stepmother Ammuna and seize her gold, and to bury her body, Rayya marries Hasab Allah, and Sekina marries Abdel Aal, who works in the police station, so that he would dispel suspicions against them. Over time, they get used to bringing women to their homes, killing them, and stealing their gold.
Raya and Sakina
1982
5.7Farida yields to the pressure of her father and marries the businessman Osama despite her love for Dr. Ibrahim. She lives with him in Paris a miserable life. Ibrahim succeeds in his work and becomes a famous doctor, while Farida gets divorced and returns to Egypt but a great tragedy awaits her.
My Love... Always
1980
Film credits
1970s · 2 titles
6.0So'aad is a poor girl who auditions for a role in a new film, but film producer Adel rejects her for she is not of noble origin. When she disguises herself as a princess, he is wholly charmed and offers her the role. How far will she go in acting?
City Lights
1972
NRWhen the director Adel offers Marzouk a role opposite the superstar Fotna, Fotna seduces Marzouk and steals him from his fiancée Aliat. Adel falls for Fotna and takes revenge on her when she marries Marzouk.
Love in the Rain
1975
Behind the camera
6.4Set against the backdrop of the 1967 Six-Day War, the movie adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz's novel follows the escapist, drug-fueled riverboat meetings of a group of frustrated Egyptians from various walks of life.
Adrift on the Nile
1971
8.0Adel Imam and neighbour Abdel Moneim Madbouly are taken to a Police station after an altercation with a bus conductor. They are mistakenly arrested with a group of suspected terrorists and taken to a maximum security jail.
We Are the Bus People
1979
8.2The fugitive Sayed seeks refuge with his uncle who works as a cook for a wealthy family. When the family's daughter gets divorced for the third time, the family enlist Sayed's help to marry her as a mohallel so she could reunite with her husband.
Sayed the Servant Boy
1985
5.0Reem's mother dies after being in a heavy accident, so her daughter puts the suffering that happened to her before her eyes, as their mother suffered because of her married husband, and the inferiority view of women in Upper Egypt.
Qaffas al-Harim
1986
7.4Rayya and Sekina, two poor sisters, kill their stepmother Ammuna and seize her gold, and to bury her body, Rayya marries Hasab Allah, and Sekina marries Abdel Aal, who works in the police station, so that he would dispel suspicions against them. Over time, they get used to bringing women to their homes, killing them, and stealing their gold.
Raya and Sakina
1982
5.7Farida yields to the pressure of her father and marries the businessman Osama despite her love for Dr. Ibrahim. She lives with him in Paris a miserable life. Ibrahim succeeds in his work and becomes a famous doctor, while Farida gets divorced and returns to Egypt but a great tragedy awaits her.
My Love... Always
1980
7.0Nahed is a gorgeous girl who marries a young man as a cover for her affair with a businessman. As their relationship turns loving and Nahed falls for him, she is forced to sacrifice him to save her family from a miserable and poor life.
My Blood, My Tears and My Smile
1973
6.3Well off widow working Mother "Mona" is struggling raising 6 kids at different ages ranging from elementary school to University graduating students. The day she thinks to bring a new husband home proves to be a very difficult task.
Empire M
1972
7.0A group of stoners has a story each, including Nadia who loves Samir, but he refuses to marry her because she's poor, Ahmed the impotent, Talaat the deviant, and Abbas the unemployed who marries the wealthy cafe owner. They all share one thing, which is the murder of one of their friends
The Stoners
1991
NRThe divorced Zeenat gets involved with Medhat in a forbidden relationship and then he abandons her. Sayed refuses to marry her even though she is pregnant. Sayed exploits student Hassan's need for money and agrees with him to marry Zeenat a marriage of convenience.
Borgwan Lane
1989
NRMagda is upset about her husband's relationship with Rifaat, who suffers from a bad psychological condition. She is forced to resort to a doctor who insists that she needs to visit a psychiatrist to treat her. Magda finally turns to Mustafa, who is trying to help her but is trying to get closer to him.
Please Give Me This Medicine
1984
NRHamed leaves his hometown and goes to Cairo to work as a gatekeeper in a building. He marries Fathia, who comes to live with him in Cairo. Fathia gradually learns to read and write and she aspires to work in a good job while Alaa who lives in the building tries to woo her.
The Name Caller
1975
NRKamal is raised by his father’s friend Nassif after his father dies in prison. Years later, Kamal falls in love with Nassif’s daughter Wafa, but Nassif opposes their marriage.
All That Love
1988
6.7Doctor Hashem is a womanizer who is torn between three women: Amina, from whom he's constantly escaping while she is madly in love with him, Najwa, whom he loves while she lives with another man, and Rehab, the open-minded free personality. Will he manage to choose one of the three?
A Nose And Three Eyes
1972
6.5Sayida lives a life full of tragedies, starting with her escape from her stepmother who treated her like a servant, her attempt to flee Abbas who keeps chasing her, her suffering from her husband who seizes her money and her involvement with a prostitution ring.
We Don't Sow the Thorns
1970
6.7Abbas, a resident of Cairo, is appointed by the government to hold the office of supervisor in a post office in a small village in Upper Egypt.
The Postman
1968
4.7Al-Dakhakhani lives in Al-Jamaliya quarter, and he doesn't want his inheritance to go to his four daughters' husbands. Especially when his only son suffers from mental illness. He thinks of marrying his son to Eashrya, who he stole her property. She agrees provided that he returns her property.
Rooster Among Hens
1992
6.9Based on Tharwat Abaza's short story, 'Shey min al Khawf' takes place in a rural Egyptian village. Atris' reign of terror on the villagers is put to the test when a public act of defiance is carried out by Fu'ada, the object of his affection.
Bit of Fear
1969
NRDabes kills his rival Hassouna, and his widow gives birth to Noor. After her mother dies, Noor marries her cousin Mohsen, who causes her to wrongfully go to jail for prostitution. so what will happen?
Noor El-E'youn
1991
9.0A group of talented youth exploited by the head of a gang in his suspicious work while a dance coach tries to make a band of them.
Life is a Carnival
1975
5.7A young man is shunned by his friends after he starts an affair with a dancer.
My Father Is on the Tree
1969
7.0Qesmat is at crossroads as she suffers from her husband's neglect just as she encounters the open-minded Hesham who breathes new life and paints new color into her life. Rather unconsciously, she draws a constant comparison between her constantly-busy husband and Hesham.
On Cellophane Paper
1975
NRThe businessman Magdy marries Samiha after her divorce from Medhat and asks her family to keep it secret for the sake of his family. After Magdy's daughter Mona finds out about his marriage, he decides to take Samiha to live in his apartment in London.
Permitted Days
1985
NRWhen Magdy goes to the Pasha's estate to sell the land he inherited after his father's death, he discovers that the town is controlled by Radwan, a member of the Socialist Union, who is harassing Farida to force her to sell him her land. Madgy and Farida try to break Radwan's iron-grip on the town.
Oh My Country...Ah
1986
7.0When Dawlat, a divorced barren woman, meets Medhat, a love story quickly turns into a successful marriage. But when their adopted teen daughter Posaina start to fall for Medhat, their world is turned upside down.
The Virgin & the White Hair
1983
6.0A respectable man inherits a cabaret from his brother and finds himself obliged to manage him and take care of a young girl who dreams of performing a performing dancer
For Your Eyes
1987
NRMohammed , Helmi and Tawfiq are three friends, each one is very different from the other, Mohamed is careless who leaves his wife when she gets pregnant, while Helmi is an engineer who insists on doing what's right and defies danger and Tawfiq is an opportunist who cares for nothing.
Nothing Matters
1975
NRAn advertising company owner gets involved in successive crises due to the weakness of his team, while Naima, a new actress who has fled her addicted stepfather, tries to save the company and fix the situation.
The Beautiful And The Monsters
1996
NRWhen the director Adel offers Marzouk a role opposite the superstar Fotna, Fotna seduces Marzouk and steals him from his fiancée Aliat. Adel falls for Fotna and takes revenge on her when she marries Marzouk.
Love in the Rain
1975
NRNawal devotes her life to her scientific research and marries the engineer Adel. She meets his friends including Dr. Othman and his wife Souad. When she discovers that Adel and Souad are having an affair, she travels to her brother in Tunisia. On the ship, she meets Mahmoud and falls for him.
Away from Land
1976
NRNawal devotes her life to her scientific research and marries the engineer Adel. She meets his friends including Dr. Othman and his wife Souad. When she discovers that Adel and Souad are having an affair, she travels to her brother in Tunisia. On the ship, she meets Mahmoud and falls for him.
Away from Land
1976
NRA comedy about a poor man named Zawaoui who lives with his wife Bahija and his brothers in a small villa he inherited from his family and tries to buy from him but refuses because he wants to preserve his family's inheritance. A businessman who wants to buy the villa will attack the villa but fails to grab. On them, where the brothers Zouaoui revenge from Fawzi to protect their brother.
Let's Dance
1994
7.4Helmy's father forces him to marry someone he doesn't love. When his father dies, Helmy decides to break free. He meets Nany, the gentle helpless girl, then he meets the lawyer Fatima, a liberal who claims to be cultured.
The Impossible
1965
