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.

Directed

1. Conflict in the Nile (1959) — Director
2. Mother of the Bride (1963) — Director
3. Black Tiger (1984) — Director
4. The Grandson (1975) — Director
5. Where Is My Mind? (1974) — Director
6. A Day of My Life (1961) — Director
7. We the Students (1959) — Director
8. The Seven Daughters (1961) — Director
9. Barefoot on the Gold Bridge (1976) — Director
10. A Voice from the Past (1956) — Director
11. Beach of Secrets (1958) — Director
12. They Made Me a Criminal (1954) — Director
13. The Yemen Revolution (1966) — Director
14. Miracle from heaven (1956) — Director
15. Toot Toot (1993) — Director
16. The Circus (1968) — Director
17. The Naked Truth (1963) — Director
18. A wife from Paris (1964) — Director
19. Daa El-Omr Ya Walady (1978) — Director
20. No Understanding (1961) — Director
21. Rendezvous with a Stranger (1959) — Director
22. They Taught Me Love (1957) — Director
23. Dawn (1955) — Director
24. The Scornful Man (1956) — Director
25. Les Misérables (1978) — Director
26. The Deprivation (1953) — Director
27. The Lost (1986) — Director
28. The Lover (1980) — Director
29. Love Crime (1955) — Director
30. The Mamluks (1965) — Director
31. Al Ragol Yohib Maratein (1987) — Director
32. A Woman's Secret (1960) — Director
33. And The Time passed (1975) — Director
34. ومضي قطار العمر (1975) — Director
35. Kwaml's House (1986) — Director
36. Had Al-Saif (1986) — Director
37. Fleeing from life (1964) — Director
38. Gharam El Millionaire (1957) — Director
39. College Girls (1971) — Director
40. Khan El-Khalili (1966) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Majda (1943)
2. A Knight on Horseback (2001)