Atef Salem
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-07-23 (81 years old)
Deathday
2002-07-30
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.
Acting
1943
Production
1959
as Director
1976
as Director
1956
as Director
1975
as Director
1958
as Director
1954
as Writer
1975
as Director
1974
as Director
1954
as Director
1959
as Director
1966
as Director
1963
as Director
1959
as Director
1948
as Assistant Director
1986
as Director
1986
as Director
1964
as Director
1957
as Director
1957
as Director
1971
as Director
1956
as Director
1961
as Director
1966
as Director
1975
as Director
1973
as Director
1969
as Director
1975
as Director
1949
as Co-Director
1955
as Director
1984
as Director
1956
as Director
1993
as Director
1978
as Director
1968
as Director
1953
as Director
1953
as Writer
1963
as Director
1986
as Director
1980
as Director
1955
as Director
1965
as Director
1975
as Director
1964
as Director
1976
as Director
1978
as Director
1961
as Director
1952
as Assistant Director
1954
as Director
1981
as Director
1976
as Director
1974
as Writer
1974
as Director
1975
as Director
1973
as Director
1961
as Director
1975
as Screenplay
1979
as Director
1943
as Assistant Director
1947
as Assistant Director
1949
as Co-Director
1948
as Assistant Director
1949
as Co-Director
1950
as Assistant Director
1951
as Assistant Director
1951
as Assistant Director
1951
as Assistant Director
1951
as Assistant Director
1952
as Assistant Director
1952
as Assistant Director
1953
as Assistant Director
1973
as Director
1987
as Director
1992
as Director
1952
as Assistant Director
1961
as Screenplay
1961
as Director
1952
as Assistant Director
1945
as Script Supervisor
1960
as Director
1979
as Director
1968
as Screenplay
1951
as Co-Director
1947
as Co-Director
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