Atef Salem

Known for DirectingBorn 1921-07-23Died 2002-07-30Sudan

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Yemen Revolution

The Mamluks

The Deprivation

Heaven's Justice

Love and madness

The Scornful Man

Child For rent

According to Your Taste

Habib qalbi

Nehayet Qessa

My Mother in Law is an Atomic Bomb

Come and Greet

A Day of My Life

Toot Toot

The Circus

The Seven Daughters

They Taught Me Love

A Voice from the Past

Miracle from heaven

Love Crime

Barefoot on the Gold Bridge

The Naked Truth

No Understanding

Beach of Secrets

They Made Me a Criminal

Fatma, Marika & Rachel

Conflict in the Nile

The Lost

A Woman's Secret

Rendezvous with a Stranger

Dawn

Black Tiger

Mother of the Bride

Al Montaser

Girls Are Sweet

A Dancer's Infatuation

A kiss in Lebanon

Where Is My Mind ?

We the Students

A wife from Paris

Al Ragol Yohib Maratein

The Lover

Daa El-Omr Ya Walady

Qadam Al Kheir

The Grandson

A Knight on Horseback

ونسيت أني امرأة

دموع صاحبة الجلالة