Hussein Kamal ( ) ( 17 August 1932 &ndash; 24 March 2003 ) was an Egyptian television , film and theatre director . He is considered to be an important director of traditional Egyptian cinema . One of his most famous films is '' Chitchat on the Nile '' ( 1971 ) , a critique of the decadence of Egyptian society during the Nasser era . His 1972 film '' Empire M '' was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival in 1973
8th Moscow International Film Festival
8th Moscow International Film Festival
Hussein Kamal