Director

Salah Abu Seif

Directing

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Directed movies: 36Directed series: 0All crew credits: 48

TMDB ID: 1300037

IMDb ID: nm0008906

Known for: Directing

Born: May 10, 1915

Died: June 22, 1996

Age: 81

Place of birth: Egypt

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1937 - 2002

Years active: 66

Wikidata: Q3469510

Also known as

Salah Abou Sayf • Salah Abu Seif • صلاح أبو سيف • Salah Abouseif

Frequent jobs

Director (34)Assistant Director (2)Editor (6)Writer (4)Scenario Writer (1)Screenplay (1)

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Biography

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.