Person
Atef Salem
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jul 23, 1921
- Died
- Jul 30, 2002
- From
- Sudan
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.
Credits

Majda

A Knight on Horseback

Conflict in the Nile

Barefoot on the Gold Bridge

A Voice from the Past

And The Time passed

Beach of Secrets

They Made Me a Criminal
ومضي قطار العمر

Where Is My Mind?

We the Students
The Yemen Revolution

Mother of the Bride

Rendezvous with a Stranger

Heaven's Justice

Kwaml's House

Had Al-Saif

Fleeing from life