Kamal Al-Shennawi

Acting

Kamal Al-Shennawi

Born December 25, 1918 · Cairo, Egypt

Died August 22, 2011 · aged 92

Started his career on the silver screen as a star, After graduating from the Teacher’s College Muhammad Kamaal al-Shennaawy taught art education at secondary schools. Meanwhile, as a plastic artist he held a number of art exhibitions. After two years, he left teaching to acting. During his first stage, he was very popular playing light comic lead roles. He formed a successful duet with super star …

Known For

My Only LoveMy Only Love · 1960
My Only Love
★ 10.01960
MovieRomance
Adel and Mona are in love, and just as they were about to get engaged, Adel has an accident. When he recovers, he finds that the only woman he loved is now married to another man.
جحيم الغيرةجحيم الغيرة · 1953
جحيم الغيرة
1953
MovieDrama
The Desert RenegadesThe Desert Renegades · 1965
The Desert Renegades
★ 9.01965
MovieAdventure
In the deserts of the Middle East, circa 1930s, a half-Arab-half-French adventurer named Aldar woos the Princess Yasmin while engaged in selling guns to warring factions.
The Storm over ArabiaThe Storm over Arabia · 1961
The Storm over Arabia
★ 8.01961
MovieAdventureDrama
A young man travels to Egypt and becomes embroiled in an independence movement by chance. Produced entirely on location overseas, which was groundbreaking at the time.
Terrorism and KebabTerrorism and Kebab · 1992
Terrorism and Kebab
★ 7.61992
MovieActionComedy
Ahmed heads to Tahrir compound to extract papers to move his son to another school. There he clashes with the administrative obstacles. He suddenly finds himself involved in carrying a weapon and taking hostages at the government building and becomes a terrorist in the process.
El-Shaytan Yuqaddem HallanEl-Shaytan Yuqaddem Hallan · 1991
El-Shaytan Yuqaddem Hallan
1991
MovieDrama
The father wishes to see that his son has become a father, the son gets married but suffers from reproductive problems as a result of his sexual disability, and the son tries to find a solution so that his father does not know the nature of his problem.
Forgive My SinForgive My Sin · 1962
Forgive My Sin
★ 8.01962
MovieDrama
Hussein (Kamal El-Shennawy) is a man who is not interested in marriage. He meets Laila, a poor girl, and falls in love with her. Before marrying her, he discovers that she is a prostitute. His heart is broken, but his love for her makes him forgive her sins and they return to each other. Hussein's mother tries to force him to end his relationship with Laila after he neglected his work and withheld money from him.
KarnakKarnak · 1975
Karnak
★ 6.81975
MovieDrama
In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.

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