Gamal Abdel Hamid

Biography

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.

Directed

1. Rayya and Sakina (2005) — Director
2. Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany (1994) — Director
3. The Nightingale: The Story of a Nation (2006) — Director
4. Italian Marriage (1998) — Director
5. King Lear (2019) — Director
6. The Homeless Kids (1987) — Director
7. The King Is the King (2006) — Director
8. The Bogeyman (1990) — Director
9. Traveling Alone (1998) — Director
10. One Thousand and One Nights: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1995) — Director
11. Heema - Days of Laughter and Tears (2008) — Director
12. Shams Al Ansary (2012) — Director
13. The Upper Egyptian's Dream (1997) — Director
14. Warrior's Rest — Director
15. لقمة القاضي (1996) — Director
16. ألف ليلة وليلة: علي بابا والأربعين حرامي (1995) — Director
17. Backstreets (2011) — Director
18. ريا وسكينة (2005) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany (1994)
2. Love In The Fridge (1992)
3. The Nightingale: The Story of a Nation (2006)