Atef Salem
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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.
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Conflict in the Nile (1959)
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Womens' Tailor (1969)
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Khan El-Khalili (1966)
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And The Time passed (1975)
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The Grandson (1975)
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Rendezvous with a Stranger (1959)
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A Day of My Life (1961)
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Les Misérables (1978)
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We the Students (1959)
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Where Is My Mind? (1974)
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The Circus (1968)
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The Mamluks (1965)
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Legs In Mud (1976)
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Beach of Secrets (1958)
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The Back Stairs (1973)
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El-Arafa (1981)
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Qaher El Zalam (1979)
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A Woman's Secret (1960)
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Mother of the Bride (1963)
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The Quiet Nest (1976)
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College Girls (1971)
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The Scornful Man (1956)
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Barefoot on the Gold Bridge (1976)
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Daa El-Omr Ya Walady (1978)
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They Made Me a Criminal (1954)
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Black Tiger (1984)
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Had Al-Saif (1986)
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ونسيت أني امرأة (1994)
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Al Ragol Yohib Maratein (1987)
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Miracle from heaven (1956)
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دموع صاحبة الجلالة (1992)
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Love Crime (1955)
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A Knight on Horseback (2001)
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The Yemen Revolution (1966)
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A Voice from the Past (1956)
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Young People These Days (1975)
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The Seven Daughters (1961)
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The Naked Truth (1963)
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The Queen and I (1975)
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No Understanding (1961)
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Confused Woman (1974)
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They Taught Me Love (1957)
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باي باي ياحلوة (1975)
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Storm of Tears (1979)
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Toot Toot (1993)
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زمان يا حب (1973)
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The Lover (1980)
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Laila Min Omri (1954)
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A wife from Paris (1964)
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My Hippy Wife (1973)
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These are The Days (1977)
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The Lost (1986)
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Temple of love (1961)
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The Deprivation (1953)
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Kwaml's House (1986)
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Dawn (1955)
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Gharam El Millionaire (1957)
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Fleeing from life (1964)
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ومضي قطار العمر (1975)
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