Atef Salem
Biography
Atef Salem is a famous Egyptian director, born in Sudan to Egyptian parents. He enriched Egyptian cinema with many notable films. Among his famous films are Mother of the Bride (1963) and its sequel, The Grandson (1975). He began his artistic career as an actor in the movie Magda (1943), then worked as an assistant director for several directors, then as a director. He directed 32 films between 1954 and 2001. Many of his films were scripted by the novelist Naguib Mahfouz. His 1967 film Khan el Khalili was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Movies (50)
A Knight on Horseback
2001
ونسيت أني امرأة
Director (Directing)
1994
Toot Toot
Director (Directing)
1993
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
Director (Directing)
1992
Al Ragol Yohib Maratein
Director (Directing)
1987
The Lost
Director (Directing)
1986
Had Al-Saif
Director (Directing)
1986
Kwaml's House
Director (Directing)
1986
Black Tiger
Director (Directing)
1984
El-Arafa
Director (Directing)
1981
The Lover
Director (Directing)
1980
Storm of Tears
Director (Directing)
1979
Qaher Al Zalam
Director (Directing)
1979
Les Misérables
Director (Directing)
1978
Daa El-Omr Ya Walady
Director (Directing)
1978
These are The Days
Director (Directing)
1977
The Quiet Nest
Director (Directing)
1976
Legs In Mud
Director (Directing)
1976
Barefoot on the Gold Bridge
Director (Directing)
1976
And The Time passed
Director (Directing)
1975
ومضي قطار العمر
Director (Directing)
1975
The Queen and I
Director (Directing)
1975
Young People These Days
Director (Directing)
1975
The Grandson
Director (Directing)
1975
باي باي ياحلوة
Director (Directing)
1975
Where Is My Mind ?
Director (Directing)
1974
Confused Woman
Writer (Writing)
1974
The Back Stairs
Director (Directing)
1973
زمان يا حب
Director (Directing)
1973
My Hippy Wife
Director (Directing)
1973
College Girls
Director (Directing)
1971
Womens' Tailor
Director (Directing)
1969
The Circus
Director (Directing)
1968
Khan El-Khalili
Director (Directing)
1966
The Yemen Revolution
Director (Directing)
1966
The Mamluks
Director (Directing)
1965
A wife from Paris
Director (Directing)
1964
Fleeing from life
Director (Directing)
1964
The Mother of the Bride
Director (Directing)
1963
The Naked Truth
Director (Directing)
1963
No Understanding
Director (Directing)
1961
A Day of My Life
Director (Directing)
1961
The Seven Daughters
Director (Directing)
1961
Temple of love
Screenplay (Writing)
1961
A Woman's Secret
Director (Directing)
1960
Struggle on the Nile
Director (Directing)
1959
We the Students
Director (Directing)
1959
Rendezvous with a Stranger
Director (Directing)
1959
Beach of Secrets
Director (Directing)
1958
They Taught Me Love
Director (Directing)
1957