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.
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Movie - 1943, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The film's events revolve around Magda, a beautiful girl who is forced to marry a rich man, but she does not love him, so she decides to run away from him on the wedding night, and he decides to take revenge on her and her family.
Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Thirty years after WWII ended, the wife of a British officer who died in the war and was buried in El-Alamein comes to visit her husband's grave. When she doesn't find the grave, she starts looking for her husband.