Kamal El Sheikh — Director (6)

Movie

The Thief and the Dogs (1962)
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other title: اللص والكلاب / Chased by the Dogs …
This film, inspired by Naguib Mahfouz' The thief and the dogs, tells the story of Mahran, a thief who quickly ascends to be the head of his gang. However, his second in command conspires against Mahran to take his position and his wife. After his prison term, Mahran is thirsty for revenge. But being chased by the police and by his new enemies destines him to a tragic life in hiding.

Movie

Life or Death (1954)
حياة أو موت WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: Vie ou mort / حياة أو موت …
A man suffers from a heart attack so he sends his daughter to get medicine for him. After providing the medicine for the girl, the pharmacist discovers that he has unknowingly mixed a poisonous elixir. Reporting what happened to the police, the chief officer of Cairo starts an intriguing, full-fledged campaign to save the man before he takes the lethal medicine.

Movie

Climbing to the Bottom (1978)
الصعود الي الهاويه Douban
Kamal El Sheikh actor: Mahmoud Yassine / 麦迪哈·凯米尔 …
other title: 走向深渊 / الصعود الي الهاويه …
这是一部取材于真实事件的影片,第三次中东战争埃及被以色列打败,埃及人民群情激奋,积极作好反侵略的战争。然而,女大学生阿卜莱在法国巴黎文学院求学期间,因贪图享受,迷恋奢华的生活被以色列情报部门所利用,并将在火箭基地工作的男友萨布里也拖下水,逐步走向出卖国家利益的可耻深渊。