Directing
Atef Salem
AR, EN cinema · 80 credits
Born
23 July 1921
Died
30 July 2002 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Sudan
Also known as عاطف سالم · Atef Salem
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.
Known for
Filmography
A Knight on Horseback
Actor, Director
Toot Toot
Director
Kwaml's House
Director
Had Al-Saif
Director
The Lost
Director
Black Tiger
Director
El-Arafa
Director
The Lover
Director
Qaher El Zalam
Director
Storm of Tears
Director
Les Misérables
Director
Daa El-Omr Ya Walady
Director
These are The Days
Director, Writer
Legs In Mud
Director
The Quiet Nest
Director
And The Time passed
Director, Screenplay
The Grandson
Director
باي باي ياحلوة
Director
Where Is My Mind?
Director
Confused Woman
Writer, Director
زمان يا حب
Director
My Hippy Wife
Director
College Girls
Director
Womens' Tailor
Director
The Circus
Director, Screenplay
The Mamluks
Director
A wife from Paris
Director
Mother of the Bride
Director
The Naked Truth
Director
A Day of My Life
Director
The Seven Daughters
Director
No Understanding
Director
Temple of love
Screenplay, Director
A Woman's Secret
Director
Conflict in the Nile
Director
We the Students
Director
Beach of Secrets
Director
They Taught Me Love
Director
Miracle from heaven
Director
The Scornful Man
Director
Dawn
Director
Love Crime
Director
They Made Me a Criminal
Writer, Director
Laila Min Omri
Director
The Deprivation
Director, Writer
Child For rent
Assistant Director
Qadam Al Kheir
Assistant Director
According to Your Taste
Assistant Director
Habib qalbi
Assistant Director
I Want To Get Married
Assistant Director
Al Montaser
Assistant Director
Nehayet Qessa
Assistant Director
My Mother in Law is an Atomic Bomb
Assistant Director
Come and Greet
Assistant Director
Girls Are Sweet
Assistant Director
Love in danger
Co-Director
A Dancer's Infatuation
Assistant Director
Fatma, Marika & Rachel
Co-Director
El Masri Effendi
Co-Director
Hoda
Co-Director
Heaven's Justice
Assistant Director
Love and madness
Assistant Director
Treachery and torment
Assistant Director
قبلني يا أبي
Co-Director
A kiss in Lebanon
Script Supervisor
Majda
Actor, Assistant Director