Director

Atef Salem

Directing

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Directed movies: 74Directed series: 0All crew credits: 78

TMDB ID: 578067

IMDb ID: nm0757990

Known for: Directing

Born: July 23, 1921

Died: July 30, 2002

Age: 81

Place of birth: Sudan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1943 - 2001

Years active: 59

Wikidata: Q2869336

Also known as

عاطف سالم • Atef Salem

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Director (54)Assistant Director (15)Co-Director (5)Writer (2)Screenplay (1)Script Supervisor (1)

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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.

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