Gamal Ismail

Gamal El Din Ismail Hussein was born in Cairo. He earned a degree in history from the Faculty of Arts of Ain Shams University in 1957, and a bachelor's degree from the Institute of Theatrical Arts of Cairo in 1956. He started working as a theater supervisor in the city of Alexandria in 1958. He then directed plays made by university and public companies acting troupes. He was first recognized when he played a role in the play “Sheia' Fi Sadry” (Something Inside Me), after which he appeared frequently in many successful plays, like “Sayedaty el Gameela” (My Fair Lady). In television, Gamal Ismail worked in many shows that were considered landmarks of their periods, like “Ze'ab El Gabal” (Wolves of the Mountain) and “Layaly El Helmeya” (Nights of Helmeya). His last appearances were in the TV series “Al Qasirat” (The Minors) and “Khalaf Allah”. He died in his house in 2013 after suffering a heart attack.

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The Three Wise Men (1965)

(Ameen) The merchant who sees many nightmares in his dream about a young man who accepts him to kill him, which causes him to feel fear for what he owns, and goes to seek advice from a psychiatrist, and one day Ameen is surprised by the young man who always appears ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahmoud Farid
CAST:  Rushdy Abaza  •  Ahmed Ramzy  •  Samira Ahmed  •  Gamal Ismail

(Ameen) The merchant who sees many nightmares in his dream about a young man who accepts him to kill him, which causes him to feel fear for what he owns, and goes to seek advice from a psychiatrist, and one day Ameen is surprised by the young man who always appears ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahmoud Farid
CAST:  Rushdy Abaza  •  Ahmed Ramzy  •  Samira Ahmed  •  Gamal Ismail

The Criminal (1978)

Monier takes advantage of Zaghloul's naivety to take advantage of his family's financial resources to fund his gambling addiction. But he takes it one step further when he throws Zaghloul into the Nile and pretends that he couldn't save him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Salah Abu Seif
CAST:  Shams El-Barudy  •  Hassan Youssef  •  Mohamed Awad  •  Sohair El Barooni

Monier takes advantage of Zaghloul's naivety to take advantage of his family's financial resources to fund his gambling addiction. But he takes it one step further when he throws Zaghloul into the Nile and pretends that he couldn't save him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Salah Abu Seif
CAST:  Shams El-Barudy  •  Hassan Youssef  •  Mohamed Awad  •  Sohair El Barooni

Eldenyaa Ma2loobaa (1981)

Director: Adel Sadeq (Director) Writer: Ahmed El Ebiary (Writer) Cast: Nabila El Sayed Farouk El Feshawi Othman Abdelmonem Nahed Ismail Amin Elheneidy Gamal Ismail  (more)

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CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Amin Elheneidy  •  Gamal Ismail  •  Layla Olwy

Director: Adel Sadeq (Director) Writer: Ahmed El Ebiary (Writer) Cast: Nabila El Sayed Farouk El Feshawi Othman Abdelmonem Nahed Ismail Amin Elheneidy Gamal Ismail  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Farouq Al Fishawy  •  Amin Elheneidy  •  Gamal Ismail  •  Layla Olwy

Medinet Al Samt (1973)

A crime journalist stumbles upon a crime when he takes a taxi ride with a group of criminals, only for the taxi driver to turn up dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kamal Attia
CAST:  Nelly  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi

A crime journalist stumbles upon a crime when he takes a taxi ride with a group of criminals, only for the taxi driver to turn up dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kamal Attia
CAST:  Nelly  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Mahmoud El Meligy  •  Mohamed El Dafrawi

العذاب امرأة (1977)

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mahmoud Yassine  •  Nelly  •  Omar El-Hariri  •  Safia ElEmary

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mahmoud Yassine  •  Nelly  •  Omar El-Hariri  •  Safia ElEmary

El-Torbini (2007)

Mohsen is an autistic young man who lives with his older brother Kareem after their parents passed away. Karim is trying to have custody of his brother to get his share of the inheritance, and the two brothers' relationship develops further.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Medhat
CAST:  Sherif Mounir  •  Ahmed Rizq  •  Hend Sabry  •  Mohamed Karim

Mohsen is an autistic young man who lives with his older brother Kareem after their parents passed away. Karim is trying to have custody of his brother to get his share of the inheritance, and the two brothers' relationship develops further.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Medhat
CAST:  Sherif Mounir  •  Ahmed Rizq  •  Hend Sabry  •  Mohamed Karim

Fawazia The Bourgeoisie (1985)

The film focuses on the relationship between people with different political views, through the residents of one local region, highlighting some important issues such as ignorance, poverty, and corruption, which leads to the adoption of misconceptions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ibrahim Al Shaqanqiry
CAST:  Salah El-Saadany  •  Esaad Younes  •  Sanaa Shafea  •  Abu Bakr Ezzat

The film focuses on the relationship between people with different political views, through the residents of one local region, highlighting some important issues such as ignorance, poverty, and corruption, which leads to the adoption of misconceptions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ibrahim Al Shaqanqiry
CAST:  Salah El-Saadany  •  Esaad Younes  •  Sanaa Shafea  •  Abu Bakr Ezzat

The Great Adventure (1964)

Yassin is a fame-seeker who makes a deal with the lawyer, Samir, to falsely confess to a famous murder, in the hopes that the media attention will benefit them both, as Samir proves Yassin's innocence at the last moment. But when Yassin is implicated in the crime, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahmoud Farid
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Hassan Youssef  •  Nagwa Fouad  •  Madiha Salem

Yassin is a fame-seeker who makes a deal with the lawyer, Samir, to falsely confess to a famous murder, in the hopes that the media attention will benefit them both, as Samir proves Yassin's innocence at the last moment. But when Yassin is implicated in the crime, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mahmoud Farid
CAST:  Farid Shawqi  •  Hassan Youssef  •  Nagwa Fouad  •  Madiha Salem
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