Atef Salem

Known for: Directing
Born: July 23, 1921, Sudan
Died: July 30, 2002
Movies: 61

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.2

Conflict in the Nile

1959

6.9

Mother of the Bride

1963

6.1

Black Tiger

1984

5.9

The Grandson

1975

8.0

A Day of My Life

1961

6.2

Where Is My Mind?

1974

6.7

We the Students

1959

8.0

The Seven Daughters

1961

7.5

Barefoot on the Gold Bridge

1976

8.0

A Voice from the Past

1956

Filmography

2001	A Knight on Horseback
1943	Majda

Directing, Writing & Producing

2001	A Knight on Horseback	Director
1994	ونسيت أني امرأة	Director
1993	Toot Toot	Director
1992	دموع صاحبة الجلالة	Director
1987	Al Ragol Yohib Maratein	Director
1986	The Lost	Director
1986	Had Al-Saif	Director
1986	Kwaml's House	Director
1984	Black Tiger	Director
1981	El-Arafa	Director
1980	The Lover	Director
1979	Storm of Tears	Director
1979	Qaher El Zalam	Director
1978	Les Misérables	Director
1978	Daa El-Omr Ya Walady	Director
1977	These are The Days	Director, Writer
1976	The Quiet Nest	Director
1976	Legs In Mud	Director
1976	Barefoot on the Gold Bridge	Director
1975	And The Time passed	Director, Screenplay
1975	ومضي قطار العمر	Director
1975	The Queen and I	Director
1975	Young People These Days	Director
1975	The Grandson	Director
1975	باي باي ياحلوة	Director
1974	Where Is My Mind?	Director
1974	Confused Woman	Writer, Director
1973	The Back Stairs	Director
1973	زمان يا حب	Director
1973	My Hippy Wife	Director
1971	College Girls	Director
1969	Womens' Tailor	Director
1968	The Circus	Director, Screenplay
1966	Khan El-Khalili	Director
1966	The Yemen Revolution	Director
1965	The Mamluks	Director
1964	A wife from Paris	Director
1964	Fleeing from life	Director
1963	Mother of the Bride	Director
1963	The Naked Truth	Director
1961	No Understanding	Director
1961	A Day of My Life	Director
1961	The Seven Daughters	Director
1961	Temple of love	Screenplay, Director
1960	A Woman's Secret	Director
1959	Conflict in the Nile	Director
1959	We the Students	Director
1959	Rendezvous with a Stranger	Director
1958	Beach of Secrets	Director
1957	They Taught Me Love	Director
1957	Gharam El Millionaire	Director
1956	A Voice from the Past	Director
1956	The Scornful Man	Director
1956	Miracle from heaven	Director
1955	Dawn	Director
1955	Love Crime	Director
1954	They Made Me a Criminal	Writer, Director
1954	Laila Min Omri	Director
1953	The Deprivation	Director, Writer

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