Shadi Abdel Salam

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-03-15 (56 years old)

Deathday

1986-10-08

Place of Birth

Alexandria, Egypt

Shadi Abdel Salam

Biography

Shadi Abdel Salam (Arabic: شادي عبد السلام‎‎) was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter and costume and set designer. Born in Alexandria on 15 March 1930, Shadi graduated from Victoria College, Alexandria, 1948, and then moved to England to study theater arts from 1949 to 1950. He then joined faculty of fine arts in Cairo where he graduated as an architect in 1955. He worked as assistant to the artistic architect, Ramsis W. Wassef, 1957, and designed the decorations and costumes of some of the most famous historical Egyptian films among which are; Wa Islamah, Al Nasser Salah Ad-Din, Almaz wa Abdu El Hamouly. He worked as a historical consul...

Production

1969

1970

1972

Horizons

as Writer

1967

The Quail and Autumn

as Production Design

1973

Army of the Sun

as Director

1972

Horizons

as Director

1961

Oh Islam

as Costume Design

1982

1966

Pharaoh

as Costume Consultant

1966

Pharaoh

as Costume Designer

1966

Pharaoh

as Production Design

1966

Pharaoh

as Set Decoration

1963

Saladin the Victorious

as Costume Design

1964

Between Two Mansions

as Art Direction

1961

Oh Islam

as Scenic Artist

1962

Alkhataya

as Set Designer

1964

Antar's Daughter

as Costume Designer

1961

The Path of Tears

as Scenic Artist

2016

1973

Army of the Sun

as Producer

1957

The Thug

as Art Direction

1959

The Second Man

as Art Direction

1960

Sad Melody

as Art Direction

1960

3 Men and a Woman

as Art Direction

1961

Oh Islam

as Art Direction

1964

1964

Prince Of Cunningness

as Costume Design

1972

City Lights

as Costume Design

1964

Between Two Mansions

as Costume Design

1963

Utmost Joy

as Decorator

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