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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.

Acting (1 movie)

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Majda

1943

Directing (58 movies)

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Struggle on the Nile

1959

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Barefoot on the Gold Bridge

1976

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A Voice from the Past

1956

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And The Time passed

1975

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Beach of Secrets

1958

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ومضي قطار العمر

1975

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Where Is My Mind ?

1974

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They Made Me a Criminal

1954

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We the Students

1959

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The Yemen Revolution

1966

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The Mother of the Bride

1963

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Rendezvous with a Stranger

1959

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Kwaml's House

1986

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Had Al-Saif

1986

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Fleeing from life

1964

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They Taught Me Love

1957

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Gharam El Millionaire

1957

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College Girls

1971

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Miracle from heaven

1956

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A Day of My Life

1961

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Khan El-Khalili

1966

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The Grandson

1975

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Womens' Tailor

1969

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زمان يا حب

1973

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The Queen and I

1975

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Dawn

1955

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Black Tiger

1984

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The Scornful Man

1956

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Toot Toot

1993

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Les Misérables

1978

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The Circus

1968

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The Deprivation

1953

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The Naked Truth

1963

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The Lost

1986

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The Lover

1980

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Love Crime

1955

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The Mamluks

1965

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Young People These Days

1975

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A wife from Paris

1964

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Legs In Mud

1976

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Daa El-Omr Ya Walady

1978

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The Seven Daughters

1961

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Laila Min Omri

1954

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The Quiet Nest

1976

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El-Arafa

1981

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Confused Woman

1974

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باي باي ياحلوة

1975

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The Back Stairs

1973

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No Understanding

1961

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Qaher Al Zalam

1979

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My Hippy Wife

1973

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Al Ragol Yohib Maratein

1987

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دموع صاحبة الجلالة

1992

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Temple of love

1961

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A Woman's Secret

1960

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Storm of Tears

1979

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ونسيت أني امرأة

1994

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These are The Days

1977

Title	Year	Job
The Deprivation	1953	Writer
They Made Me a Criminal	1954	Writer
Temple of love	1961	Screenplay
The Circus	1968	Screenplay
Confused Woman	1974	Writer
And The Time passed	1975	Screenplay
These are The Days	1977	Writer