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Atef Salem
Sudan
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 (1…
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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.
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2001
A Knight on Horseback
Movie
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1994
ونسيت أني امرأة
Movie Director
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1993
Toot Toot
Movie Director
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1992
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
Movie Director
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1987
Al Ragol Yohib Maratein
Movie Director
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1986
The Lost
Movie Director
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1986
Had Al-Saif
Movie Director
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1986
Kwaml's House
Movie Director
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1984
Black Tiger
Movie Director
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1981
El-Arafa
Movie Director
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1980
The Lover
Movie Director
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1979
Storm of Tears
Movie Director
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1979
Qaher El Zalam
Movie Director
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1978
Les Misérables
Movie Director
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1978
Daa El-Omr Ya Walady
Movie Director
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1977
These are The Days
Movie Director
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1976
The Quiet Nest
Movie Director
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1976
Legs In Mud
Movie Director
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1976
Barefoot on the Gold Bridge
Movie Director
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1975
And The Time passed
Movie Director
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1975
The Queen and I
Movie Director
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1975
ومضي قطار العمر
Movie Director
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1975
Young People These Days
Movie Director
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1975
The Grandson
Movie Director
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1975
باي باي ياحلوة
Movie Director
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1974
Where Is My Mind?
Movie Director
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1974
Confused Woman
Movie Writer
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1973
The Back Stairs
Movie Director
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1973
My Hippy Wife
Movie Director
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1973
زمان يا حب
Movie Director
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1971
College Girls
Movie Director
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1969
Womens' Tailor
Movie Director
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1968
The Circus
Movie Director
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1966
Khan El-Khalili
Movie Director
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1966
The Yemen Revolution
Movie Director
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1965
The Mamluks
Movie Director
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1964
A wife from Paris
Movie Director
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1964
Fleeing from life
Movie Director
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1963
Mother of the Bride
Movie Director
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1963
The Naked Truth
Movie Director
