Atef Salem
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 23, 1921
- Died
- July 30, 2002 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Sudan
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.
Known For
Filmography

A Knight on Horseback
Movie · Director

ونسيت أني امرأة
Movie · Director

Toot Toot
Movie · Director

دموع صاحبة الجلالة
Movie · Director

Al Ragol Yohib Maratein
Movie · Director

Kwaml's House
Movie · Director

Had Al-Saif
Movie · Director

The Lost
Movie · Director

Black Tiger
Movie · Director

El-Arafa
Movie · Director

The Lover
Movie · Director

Qaher El Zalam
Movie · Director

Storm of Tears
Movie · Director

Les Misérables
Movie · Director

Daa El-Omr Ya Walady
Movie · Director

These are The Days
Movie · Director

Barefoot on the Gold Bridge
Movie · Director

Legs In Mud
Movie · Director

The Quiet Nest
Movie · Director

And The Time passed
Movie · Director
ومضي قطار العمر
Movie · Director

The Grandson
Movie · Director

The Queen and I
Movie · Director

Young People These Days
Movie · Director

باي باي ياحلوة
Movie · Director

Where Is My Mind?
Movie · Director

Confused Woman
Movie · Director

زمان يا حب
Movie · Director

The Back Stairs
Movie · Director

My Hippy Wife
Movie · Director

College Girls
Movie · Director

Womens' Tailor
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The Circus
Movie · Director
The Yemen Revolution
Movie · Director

Khan El-Khalili
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The Mamluks
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Fleeing from life
Movie · Director

A wife from Paris
Movie · Director

Mother of the Bride
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The Naked Truth
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A Day of My Life
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The Seven Daughters
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No Understanding
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Temple of love
Movie · Director

A Woman's Secret
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Conflict in the Nile
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We the Students
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Rendezvous with a Stranger
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Beach of Secrets
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They Taught Me Love
Movie · Director

Gharam El Millionaire
Movie · Director

A Voice from the Past
Movie · Director

Miracle from heaven
Movie · Director

The Scornful Man
Movie · Director

Dawn
Movie · Director

Love Crime
Movie · Director

They Made Me a Criminal
Movie · Director

Laila Min Omri
Movie · Director

The Deprivation
Movie · Director

Child For rent
Movie · Assistant Director

Qadam Al Kheir
Movie · Assistant Director

According to Your Taste
Movie · Assistant Director

Habib qalbi
Movie · Assistant Director

I Want To Get Married
Movie · Assistant Director

Al Montaser
Movie · Assistant Director

Nehayet Qessa
Movie · Assistant Director

My Mother in Law is an Atomic Bomb
Movie · Assistant Director

Come and Greet
Movie · Assistant Director

Girls Are Sweet
Movie · Assistant Director

Love in danger
Movie · Co-Director

A Dancer's Infatuation
Movie · Assistant Director

Fatma, Marika & Rachel
Movie · Co-Director

El Masri Effendi
Movie · Co-Director

Hoda
Movie · Co-Director

Heaven's Justice
Movie · Assistant Director

Love and madness
Movie · Assistant Director

Treachery and torment
Movie · Assistant Director

قبلني يا أبي
Movie · Co-Director

A kiss in Lebanon
Movie · Script Supervisor

Majda
Movie · Assistant Director