Salah Abu Seif
Directing
Born: 1915-05-10 · Egypt
Died: 1996-06-22
Biography
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 n
🎬 Movies (30)
The Ostrich and the Peacock
2002
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Mr. K
1994
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Citizen Masrey
1991
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The Beginning
1986
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Al-Qadisiyya
1981
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The Criminal
1978
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The Water-Carrier Is Dead
1977
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Caught in a Honey Trap
1977
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First Year of Love
1976
Assistant Director
The Liar
1975
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The Malatily Bathhouse
1973
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City Lights
1972
Dawn of Islam
1971
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A Bit of Torment
1969
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Three Women
1969
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Case 68
1968
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The Circus
1968
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The Second Wife
1967
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Cairo 30
1966
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No Time for Love
1963
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Letter from an Unknown Woman
1962
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The Sun Will Never Set
1961
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The Beginning and the End
1960
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The Girls in Summer
1960
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Agony of Love
1960
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Between Heaven and Earth
1959
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I Am Free
1959
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The Barred Road
1958
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A criminal on leave
1958
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This is Love
1958
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