About

Known credits:
75
Birthday:
1921-07-23
Place of birth:
Sudan
Website:
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Atef Salem

Overview

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.

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Acting
1943 Majda Actor N/A
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Directing
1993 Toot Toot Directing Director 58
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1992 دموع صاحبة الجلالة Directing Director N/A
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1987 Al Ragol Yohib Maratein Directing Director 58
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1986 The Lost Directing Director 58
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1986 Had Al-Saif Directing Director N/A
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1986 Kwaml's House Directing Director N/A
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1984 Black Tiger Directing Director 59
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1981 El-Arafa Directing Director N/A
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1980 العاشقة Directing Director 58
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1979 Qaher Al Zalam Directing Director N/A
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1978 Les Miserables Directing Director N/A
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1978 Daa El-Omr Ya Walady Directing Director 59
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1976 The Quiet Nest Directing Director N/A
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1976 Legs In Mud Directing Director N/A
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1976 Barefoot on the Gold Bridge Directing Director 59
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1975 الملكة وأنا Directing Director N/A
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1975 And The Time passed Directing Director N/A
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1975 ومضي قطار العمر Directing Director N/A
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1975 شبان هذه الأيام Directing Director N/A
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1975 The Grandson Directing Director 59
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1975 باي باي ياحلوة Directing Director N/A
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1974 Where is My Mind ? Directing Director N/A
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1974 Where Is My Mind ? Directing Director 58
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1974 Confused Woman Directing Director N/A
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1973 The Back Stairs Directing Director N/A
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1973 زمان يا حب Directing Director N/A
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1973 My Hippy Wife Directing Director N/A
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1971 College Girls Directing Director N/A
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1969 Womens' Tailor Directing Director N/A
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1968 The Circus Directing Director N/A
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1966 Khan El-Khalili Directing Director N/A
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1966 The Yemen Revolution Directing Director N/A
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1965 The Mamluks Directing Director N/A
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1964 A wife from Paris Directing Director 58
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1964 Fleeing from life Directing Director N/A
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1963 The Mother of the Bride Directing Director 59
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1963 The Naked Truth Directing Director 58
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1961 No Understanding Directing Director 58
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1961 A Day of My Life Directing Director 59
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1961 The Seven Daughters Directing Director 58
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1959 Struggle on the Nile Directing Director 59
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1959 We the Students Directing Director 59
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1959 Rendezvous with a Stranger Directing Director N/A
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1958 Beach of Secrets Directing Director 58
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1957 They Taught Me Love Directing Director N/A
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1957 Gharam El Millionaire Directing Director N/A
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1956 A Voice From The Past Directing Director N/A
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1956 The Scornful Man Directing Director N/A
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1956 Miracle from heaven Directing Director 59
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1955 Dawn Directing Director N/A
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1955 Love Crime Directing Director N/A
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1954 They Made Me a Criminal Directing Director 59
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1954 Laila Min Omri Directing Director N/A
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1953 The Deprivation Directing Director N/A
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1953 Child For rent Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1952 Habib qalbi Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1952 Qadam Al Kheir Directing Assistant Director 58
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1952 Aiza atgawiz Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1952 According to Your Taste Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1951 My Mother in Law is an Atomic Bomb Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1951 Nehayet Qessa Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1951 Come and Greet Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1951 Girls Are Sweet Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1950 A Dancer's Infatuation Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1949 Fatma, Marika & Rachel Directing Co-Director 58
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1949 Hoda Directing Co-Director N/A
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1948 Love and madness Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1948 Heaven's Justice Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1943 Majda Directing Assistant Director N/A
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Writing
1975 And The Time passed Writing Screenplay N/A
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1974 Confused Woman Writing Writer N/A
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1968 The Circus Writing Writer N/A
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1954 They Made Me a Criminal Writing Writer 59
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1953 The Deprivation Writing Writer N/A
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