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.
Struggle on the Nile
(Director)
Barefoot on the Gold Bridge
(Director)
A Voice From The Past
(Director)
And The Time passed
(Director)
Beach of Secrets
(Director)
They Made Me a Criminal
(Writer)
ومضي قطار العمر
(Director)
Where Is My Mind ?
(Director)
They Made Me a Criminal
(Director)
We the Students
(Director)
The Mother of the Bride
(Director)
The Yemen Revolution
(Director)
Rendezvous with a Stranger
(Director)
Heaven's Justice
(Assistant Director)
Kwaml's House
(Director)
Had Al-Saif
(Director)
Fleeing from life
(Director)
They Taught Me Love
(Director)
Gharam El Millionaire
(Director)
College Girls
(Director)
Miracle from heaven
(Director)
A Day of My Life
(Director)
Khan El-Khalili
(Director)
The Grandson
(Director)
الملكة وأنا
(Director)
زمان يا حب
(Director)
Womens' Tailor
(Director)
Fatma, Marika & Rachel
(Co-Director)
Dawn
(Director)
Black Tiger
(Director)
The Scornful Man
(Director)
Toot Toot
(Director)
The Circus
(Writer)
Les Miserables
(Director)
The Circus
(Director)
The Deprivation
(Director)
The Deprivation
(Writer)
The Naked Truth
(Director)
The Lost
(Director)
العاشقة
(Director)
Love Crime
(Director)
The Mamluks
(Director)
شبان هذه الأيام
(Director)
A wife from Paris
(Director)
Legs In Mud
(Director)
Daa El-Omr Ya Walady
(Director)
The Seven Daughters
(Director)
Qadam Al Kheir
(Assistant Director)
Laila Min Omri
(Director)
El-Arafa
(Director)
The Quiet Nest
(Director)
امرأة حائرة
(Writer)
امرأة حائرة
(Director)
باي باي ياحلوة
(Director)
The Back Stairs
(Director)
No Understanding
(Director)
And The Time passed
(Screenplay)
Qaher Al Zalam
(Director)
Majda
(Assistant Director)
Treachery and torment
(Assistant Director)
El Masri Effendi
(Co-Director)