About Atef Salem
Lived 1927 – 2002 (aged 75). Atef Salem was an Egyptian film director, screenwriter and assistant director.
Atef Salem (; 23 July 1927 – 30 July 2002) was an Egyptian film 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.
Selected filmography Woman's Secret (1960) Mother of the Bride (1963) The Mamelukes (1965) A Wife from Paris (1966) Khan el khalili (1967) Where Is My Mind? (1974) Edge of the Sword (1986)
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Who was Atef Salem?
film director
When was Atef Salem born?
Atef Salem was born on 23 July 1927 in Sudan.
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Atef Salem died on 30 July 2002 in Cairo.
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Atef Salem was a film director, screenwriter and assistant director.
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Atef Salem was Egyptian.
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