Atef Salem
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 23, 1921
- Place of birth
- Sudan
- Died
- July 30, 2002
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.
Movies with Atef Salem
- Majda 1943
- A Knight on Horseback 2001
Movies directed by Atef Salem
- Conflict in the Nile 1959 · ★ 7.2
- Mother of the Bride 1963 · ★ 6.9
- Black Tiger 1984 · ★ 6.1
- The Grandson 1975 · ★ 5.9
- A Day of My Life 1961 · ★ 8.0
- Where Is My Mind? 1974 · ★ 6.2
- We the Students 1959 · ★ 6.7
- The Seven Daughters 1961 · ★ 8.0
- Barefoot on the Gold Bridge 1976 · ★ 7.5
- A Voice from the Past 1956 · ★ 8.0
- Beach of Secrets 1958 · ★ 7.5
- They Made Me a Criminal 1954 · ★ 7.5
- The Yemen Revolution 1966 · ★ 7.0
- Miracle from heaven 1956 · ★ 8.0
- Toot Toot 1993 · ★ 8.0
- The Circus 1968 · ★ 5.5
- The Naked Truth 1963 · ★ 7.5
- A wife from Paris 1964 · ★ 6.5
- Daa El-Omr Ya Walady 1978 · ★ 6.0
- No Understanding 1961 · ★ 7.5
- Rendezvous with a Stranger 1959 · ★ 7.0
- They Taught Me Love 1957 · ★ 8.0
- Dawn 1955 · ★ 7.0
- The Scornful Man 1956 · ★ 9.0
- Les Misérables 1978 · ★ 3.0
- The Deprivation 1953 · ★ 10.0
- The Lost 1986 · ★ 7.0
- The Lover 1980 · ★ 6.0
- Love Crime 1955 · ★ 8.0
- The Mamluks 1965 · ★ 10.0
- Al Ragol Yohib Maratein 1987 · ★ 6.0
- A Woman's Secret 1960 · ★ 7.0
- And The Time passed 1975
- ومضي قطار العمر 1975
- Kwaml's House 1986
- Had Al-Saif 1986
- Fleeing from life 1964
- Gharam El Millionaire 1957
- College Girls 1971
- Khan El-Khalili 1966