Country: Egypt
Year: 1960
Duration: 110'
A jeweler's daughter is kidnapped by a band of thieves and hidden in the house of Izzat and his lover Khairiyya. While the police search in vain for the little girl, her innocence makes the two kidnappers feel guilty and they contemplate returning the child.
"I have always been fascinated by films starring children, this is why there are children in Malak Wa Shaittan which I made in 1960, Al shaittan al saghir (The Little Demon) in 1963, and before these, Qalbun yahtariq (A Heart in Flames) in 1959. Al shaittan al saghir, like Hayat aw mawt (Life or Death), takes place over a very short time span" (Kamal Al Sheikh, in an interview with Samir Farid, published in the "Cairo Film Club Bulletin", March 1, 1972).
Biography
film director
Kamal Al Sheikh
Kamal Al Sheikh (1919). Director, screenwriter and editor, he began his artistic career in the editing department of Studio Misr in 1938. In 1943 he edited the film Al Bu'asà (Les misérables), directed by Kamal Salim. He has made over 35 feature films and four documentary short films Sadat al ma'arik (The War Lords, 1953), Mu'ahadat al gialà (The Accord on England's Removal of its Army from Egypt, 1954), Hadihi hiya Suriyya (This is Syria, 1958), Hiwar (Conversation, 1972).
FILMOGRAFIA
Al manzil raqam 13 (La casa numero 13, 1952), Mu'amara (Complotto, 1953), Hayat aw mawt (Vita o morte, 1954), Hubb wa dumu'e (Amore e lacrime, 1955), Al gharib (Lo straniero, co-regia Fattin Abdu Al Wahab, 1956), Hubb wa i'dam (Amore e esecuzione, 1956), Ardu al salam (La terra della pace, 1957), Ardu al ahlam (La terra dei sogni, 1957), Tuggiaru al mawt (I commercianti della morte, 1957), Al malak al saghir (Il piccolo angelo, 1958), Saiyyidatu al qassr (La signora del palazzo, 1958), Min ajli imra'a (Per una donna, 1959), Qalbun yahtariq (Un cuore che brucia, 1959), Min ajli hubbi (Per il mio amore, 1959), Malak wa shaittan (Angelo e diavolo, 1960), Hubbi al wahid (Il mio unico amore, 1960), Lan a'tarif (Non confesserò, 1961), Al liss wa al kilab (Il ladro e i cani, 1962), Al shaittanu al saghir (Il piccolo diavolo, 1963), Al laila al akhira (L'ultima notte, 1963), Al kha'ina (La traditrice, 1965), Thalathat lussus (Tre ladri, film a episodi, co-regia Hasan Al Imam e Fattin Abdu Al Wahab, 1966), Al mukharribun (I sabotatori, 1967), Al ragiul alladhi faqada dhillahu (L' uomo che ha perduto la sua ombra, 1968), Miramar (1969), Bi'ru al hirman (Il pozzo della privazione, 1969), Ghurub wa shuruq (Crepuscolo e aurora, 1970), Shai'un Fi Sadri (Qualcosa nel mio cuore, 1971), Al harib (Il fuggitivo, 1974), Al Man Nuttliqu Al Rassas (Su chi spariamo, 1975), Sana ula hubb (Primo anno d'amore, co-regia Salah Abu Seif, Atif Salem, Hilmi Rafla e Niazi Mustafa, 1976), Wa thlithuhum al shaittan (Il terzo è il diavolo, 1978), Al su'ud ila al hawiya (L'ascesa verso l'abisso, 1978), Al tauws (Il pavone, 1982), Qahiru al zaman (Il domatore del tempo, 1987).
Cast
& Credits
Director: Kamal Al Sheikh.
Plot: Rushdi Abadha.
Screenplay: Sabri Izzat, Kamal Al Sheikh.
Dialogues: Sabri Izzat.
Director of photography: Mas'ud Issa.
Art director: Walii Al Din Sameh.
Editor: Amira Fayid.
Music: André Rider.
Sound: Gregor.
Cast and characters: Rushdi Abadha (Izzat), Najwa Fu'ad (Khairiyya), Zeki Rustum, Mariam Fakhru Al Din, Salah Du Al Fiqar, Iman Du Al Fiqar, Mimo Ramsis, Thuraiyya Fakhri.
Production company: Aflam Izzuddin Zul Fiqar.
Italian distribution: Al Sharq.
Plot: Rushdi Abadha.
Screenplay: Sabri Izzat, Kamal Al Sheikh.
Dialogues: Sabri Izzat.
Director of photography: Mas'ud Issa.
Art director: Walii Al Din Sameh.
Editor: Amira Fayid.
Music: André Rider.
Sound: Gregor.
Cast and characters: Rushdi Abadha (Izzat), Najwa Fu'ad (Khairiyya), Zeki Rustum, Mariam Fakhru Al Din, Salah Du Al Fiqar, Iman Du Al Fiqar, Mimo Ramsis, Thuraiyya Fakhri.
Production company: Aflam Izzuddin Zul Fiqar.
Italian distribution: Al Sharq.