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Kamal Selim(1912-1945)

  • Director
  • Writer
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Kamal Selim was born in 1912 in Egypt. He was a director and writer, known for El azima (1939), Warra el setar (1937) and Ahlam el chabab (1942). He was married to Amira Amir. He died on 2 April 1945 in Cairo, Egypt.
Born1912
DiedApril 2, 1945
Born1912
DiedApril 2, 1945
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Known for

Abdulaziz Khalil, Fatma Rouchdi, Husain Sidqi, and Hekmet Fahmy in El azima (1939)
El azima
7.3
  • Director
  • 1939
Warra el setar (1937)
Warra el setar
  • Director
  • 1937
Ahlam el chabab (1942)
Ahlam el chabab
6.8
  • Director
  • 1942
Hanan (1944)
Hanan
  • Director
  • 1944

Credits

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Director

  • Kasset gharam (1946)
    Kasset gharam
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Lailat el jumaa (1945)
    Lailat el jumaa
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1945
  • El mazaher (1945)
    El mazaher
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Hanan (1944)
    Hanan
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Hanane kadiet el yom
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Victims of Love (1944)
    Victims of Love
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Les Misérables (1943)
    Les Misérables
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Ahlam el chabab (1942)
    Ahlam el chabab
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Ilal abad
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Abdulaziz Khalil, Fatma Rouchdi, Husain Sidqi, and Hekmet Fahmy in El azima (1939)
    El azima
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Warra el setar (1937)
    Warra el setar
    • Director
    • 1937

Writer

  • Layla Bint Al-Foqara'a (1945)
    Layla Bint Al-Foqara'a
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1945
  • Hanan (1944)
    Hanan
    • Writer
    • 1944
  • Victims of Love (1944)
    Victims of Love
    5.8
    • writer
    • 1944
  • Les Misérables (1943)
    Les Misérables
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1943
  • Ahlam el chabab (1942)
    Ahlam el chabab
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1942
  • Abdulaziz Khalil, Fatma Rouchdi, Husain Sidqi, and Hekmet Fahmy in El azima (1939)
    El azima
    7.3
    • writer
    • 1939
  • Warra el setar (1937)
    Warra el setar
    • writer
    • 1937

Personal details

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  • Born
    • 1912
    • Egypt
  • Died
    • April 2, 1945
    • Cairo, Egypt(sudden heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Amira Amir? - April 2, 1945 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Tarek El Tilmisany(Grandchild)

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