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Salah Abu Seif
Egypt
Salah Abu Seif (صلاح أبو سيف; 1915 – 1996) was one of the most famous Egyptian film directors. Many of the 41 films he directed, many of which were based on novels by Naguib Mah…
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Salah Abu Seif (صلاح أبو سيف; 1915 – 1996) was one of the most famous Egyptian film directors. Many of the 41 films he directed, many of which were based on novels by Naguib Mahfouz, are considered Egyptian classics. Known as the Godfather of Egyptian neorealism, Abu Seif pioneered shooting on location - though he also used sets - in places none of his predecessors had dared to visit, like ghurza (the equivalent of old Chinese opium dens), brothels and impoverished areas whose existence had never been officially acknowledged.
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2002
The Ostrich and the Peacock
Movie Writer
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1994
Mr. K
Movie Director
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1991
Citizen Masrey
Movie Director
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1986
The Beginning
Movie Writer
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1981
Al-Qadisiyya
Movie Director
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1978
The Criminal
Movie Director
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1977
The Water-Carrier Is Dead
Movie Director
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1977
Caught in a Honey Trap
Movie Director
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1976
First Year of Love
Movie Assistant Director
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1975
The Liar
Movie Director
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1973
The Malatily Bathhouse
Movie Director
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1972
City Lights
Movie
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1971
Dawn of Islam
Movie Director
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1969
A Bit of Torment
Movie Scenario Writer
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1969
Three Women
Movie Director
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1968
The Circus
Movie Writer
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1968
Case 68
Movie Director
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1967
The Second Wife
Movie Director
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1966
Cairo 30
Movie Director
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1963
No Time for Love
Movie Director
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1962
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Movie Director
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1961
The Sun Will Never Set
Movie Director
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1960
The Beginning and the End
Movie Director
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1960
Agony of Love
Movie Director
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1960
The Girls in Summer
Movie Director
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1959
Between Heaven and Earth
Movie Director
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1959
I Am Free
Movie Director
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1958
This is Love
Movie Director
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1958
The Barred Road
Movie Director
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1958
A criminal on leave
Movie Director
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1957
Sleepless
Movie Director
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1957
The Thug
Movie Director
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1957
The Empty Pillow
Movie Director
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1956
A Woman's Youth
Movie Director
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1954
The Beast
Movie Screenplay
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1952
Foreman Hassan
Movie Director
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1952
Rayya and Sekina
Movie Director
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1952
Love Humiliates
Movie Director
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1951
Lak Yom Ya Zalem
Movie Director
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1950
The Hawk
Movie Director
