Hasan El-Saifi

Biography

Hasan El-Saifi (1927–2005) was an Egyptian film director, film producer, and screenplay writer. He worked on nearly 150 Egyptian films. He has various name spellings in English due to transliteration, most commonly Hassan el-Saifi, Hassan El-Seify, and Hassan al-Saifi. Hasan El-Saifi was born on January 13, 1927, in Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt. El-Saifi started his career in film in 1946, by working as an assistant director under Helmy Rafla, and Anwar Wagdi. By 1952, El-Saifi was able to establish his own film production company. His first directed film was named, Bear Witness, People (released 20 April 1953 in Egypt). His most notable film he directed was Samara (1956), starring Taheyya Kariokka and Mohsen Sarhan. In the 1970s, he moved to Lebanon (an area later known as Syria) for a few years, where he directed several films. He died on March 25, 2005, in Cairo, after suffering from a heart attack.

Directed

1. Forbidden at the Wedding Night (1975) — Director
2. Hekayet Gawaz (1964) — Director
3. The Bravest Man in the World (1968) — Director
4. El Maganeen Fi Naeem (1963) — Director
5. Please, kill me (1965) — Director
6. Afretet Ismaiel Yassin (1954) — Director
7. What Do Girls Want ? (1980) — Director
8. The King of Petrol (1962) — Director
9. Ismail Yassine in Prison (1960) — Director
10. Al-Torgoman (1961) — Director
11. Lady Pickpocket (1953) — Director
12. Beware of love (1959) — Director
13. Dala ilbanat (1969) — Director
14. The Unknown Beloved (1955) — Director
15. El-Zolm Haraam (1954) — Director
16. Khataf Merati (1954) — Director
17. Qesma W Nasib (1990) — Director
18. Al Zouj Al Mohtaram (1977) — Director
19. Banat bahari (1960) — Director
20. Attempted Murder (2000) — Director
21. The Den of the Wicked (1972) — Director
22. Ebn El-Hetta (1968) — Director
23. The Place of Weeping Lovers (1966) — Director
24. Katia tarik (1959) — Director
25. Araess fil mazad (1955) — Director
26. The Single Husband (1966) — Director
27. Al Shaqiqan (1965) — Director
28. أنا إللي أستاهل (1984) — Director
29. اللقاء الثاني (1967) — Director
30. Zanuba (1956) — Director
31. Abul Eyoun Garia (1958) — Director
32. Poor Millionaire (1959) — Director
33. The Next-Door Girl (1964) — Director
34. Sad Melody (1960) — Director
35. Fatouma (1961) — Director
36. Love and suffering (1961) — Director
37. The second groom (1967) — Director
38. Satrak Ya Rab (1986) — Director
39. Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab (1986) — Director
40. The Pasha's daughter (1991) — Director