Atef Salem

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1921-07-23

Deathday 2002-07-30 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Sudan

Also Known As عاطف سالم, Atef Salem

Atef Salem

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

Director

1993
Toot Toot

as Director

1986
Kwaml's House

as Director

1986
Had Al-Saif

as Director

1986
The Lost

as Director

1984
Black Tiger

as Director

1981
El-Arafa

as Director

1980
العاشقة

as Director

1979
Qaher Al Zalam

as Director

1978
Les Miserables

as Director

1978
1976
Legs In Mud

as Director

1976
The Quiet Nest

as Director

1975
1975
The Grandson

as Director

1975
1974
Where Is My Mind ?

as Director

1974
1973
زمان يا حب

as Director

1973
The Back Stairs

as Director

1971
College Girls

as Director

1969
Womens' Tailor

as Director

1968
The Circus

as Director

1966
1966
Khan El-Khalili

as Director

1965
The Mamluks

as Director

1964
Fleeing from life

as Director

1964
A wife from Paris

as Director

1963
1963
The Naked Truth

as Director

1961
A Day of My Life

as Director

1961
1961
No Understanding

as Director

1959
1959
We the Students

as Director

1958
Beach of Secrets

as Director

1957
1957
1956
1956
1956
The Scornful Man

as Director

1955
Dawn

as Director

1955
Love Crime

as Director

1954
1954
Laila Min Omri

as Director

1953
The Deprivation

as Director

1952
Qadam Al Kheir

as Assistant Director

1949
Fatma, Marika & Rachel

as Co-Director

1949
El Masri Effendi

as Co-Director

1948
Heaven's Justice

as Assistant Director

1947
Treachery and torment

as Assistant Director

1943
Majda

as Assistant Director

Writer

1975
And The Time passed

as Screenplay

1974
1968
The Circus

as Writer

1953
The Deprivation

as Writer

Actor

1943