Salah Abu Seif
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 10, 1915
- Died
- June 22, 1996
- Birthplace
- Egypt
Salah Abu Seif (صلاح أبو سيف; 1915 – 1996) was one of the most famous Egyptian film directors. Many of the 41 films he directed, many of which were based on novels by Naguib Mahfouz, are considered Egyptian classics. Known as the Godfather of Egyptian neorealism, Abu Seif pioneered shooting on location - though he also used sets - in places none of his predecessors had dared to visit, like ghurza (the equivalent of old Chinese opium dens), brothels and impoverished areas whose existence had never been officially acknowledged.
Filmography
- Salah abu seif
Salah abu seif TBA
as Himself
The Ostrich and the Peacock 2002
Writer
Mr. K 1994
Writer, Director
Citizen Masrey 1991
Director
The Beginning 1986
Writer, Director
Al-Qadisiyya 1981
Director, Writer
The Criminal 1978
Director, Writer
The Water-Carrier Is Dead 1977
Director
Caught in a Honey Trap 1977
Director, Screenplay
First Year of Love 1976
Assistant Director
The Liar 1975
Director
The Malatily Bathhouse 1973
Director, Producer, Writer
City Lights 1972
Actor
Dawn of Islam 1971
Director, Writer
A Bit of Torment 1969
Scenario Writer, Director
Three Women 1969
Director
The Circus 1968
Writer
- Case 68
Case 68 1968
Director, Writer
The Second Wife 1967
Director, Screenplay
Cairo 30 1966
Director, Scenario Writer
No Time for Love 1963
Director
Letter from an Unknown Woman 1962
Director
The Sun Will Never Set 1961
Director
The Beginning and the End 1960
Director, Screenplay
Agony of Love 1960
Director, Writer
The Girls in Summer 1960
Director
Between Heaven and Earth 1959
Director, Writer
I Am Free 1959
Director
This is Love 1958
Director
The Barred Road 1958
Director
A criminal on leave 1958
Director
Sleepless 1957
Director
The Thug 1957
Director, Screenplay
The Empty Pillow 1957
Director
A Woman's Youth 1956
Director, Screenplay
The Beast 1954
Director, Screenplay
Foreman Hassan 1952
Director, Producer
Rayya and Sekina 1952
Director, Writer
Love Humiliates 1952
Director
Lak Yom Ya Zalem 1951
Director, Producer, Writer
The Hawk 1950
Director
Shari al-bahlawan 1949
Director, Writer
The Adventures of Antar and Abla 1948
Director, Writer
The Avenger 1947
Writer, Director
Always in my heart 1946
Director
Ahlahom 1945
Editor
Passion and Revenge 1944
Editor
Issue of the day 1943
Editor
On the stage of life 1942
Editor
Eayida 1942
Editor
The Will 1939
Editor, Co-Director
Salama Is Fine 1937
Assistant Director
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