Atef Salem

Known for

Directing

Credits

Gender

Man

Birthday

23 Jul 1921

Day of death

30 Jul 2002 (81)

Place of birth

Sudan

Also known as

عاطف سالم

Atef Salem

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.

Known for

The Mother of the Bride

Barefoot on the Gold Bridge

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1943	Majda

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1993	Toot Toot	Director
1986	The Lost	Director
1986	Kwaml's House	Director
1986	Had Al-Saif	Director
1984	Black Tiger	Director
1981	El-Arafa	Director
1980	العاشقة	Director
1978	Daa El-Omr Ya Walady	Director
1978	Les Miserables	Director
1976	Barefoot on the Gold Bridge	Director
1976	Legs In Mud	Director
1976	The Quiet Nest	Director
1975	The Grandson	Director
1975	And The Time passed	Director
1975	ومضي قطار العمر	Director
1975	الملكة وأنا	Director
1975	شبان هذه الأيام	Director
1975	باي باي ياحلوة	Director
1975	And The Time passed	Screenplay
1974	Where Is My Mind ?	Director
1974	امرأة حائرة	Writer
1974	امرأة حائرة	Director
1973	زمان يا حب	Director
1973	The Back Stairs	Director
1971	College Girls	Director
1969	Womens' Tailor	Director
1968	The Circus	Director
1968	The Circus	Writer
1966	The Yemen Revolution	Director
1966	Khan El-Khalili	Director
1965	The Mamluks	Director
1964	A wife from Paris	Director
1964	Fleeing from life	Director
1963	The Mother of the Bride	Director
1963	The Naked Truth	Director
1961	A Day of My Life	Director
1961	The Seven Daughters	Director
1961	No Understanding	Director
1959	Struggle on the Nile	Director
1959	We the Students	Director
1959	Rendezvous with a Stranger	Director
1958	Beach of Secrets	Director
1957	They Taught Me Love	Director
1957	Gharam El Millionaire	Director
1956	Miracle from heaven	Director
1956	A Voice From The Past	Director
1956	The Scornful Man	Director
1955	Dawn	Director
1955	Love Crime	Director
1954	They Made Me a Criminal	Writer
1954	They Made Me a Criminal	Director
1954	Laila Min Omri	Director
1953	The Deprivation	Director
1953	The Deprivation	Writer
1952	Qadam Al Kheir	Assistant Director
1949	Fatma, Marika & Rachel	Co-Director
1948	Heaven's Justice	Assistant Director