Salah Abu Seif

Directing·May 10, 1915·Egypt

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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.

Film	Credit
The Ostrich and the Peacock2002 · Writer	Writer
Mr. K1994 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Citizen Masrey1991 · Director	Director
The Beginning1986 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Al-Qadisiyya1981 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Criminal1978 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Water-Carrier Is Dead1977 · Director	Director
Caught in a Honey Trap1977 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Liar1975 · Director	Director
The Malatily Bathhouse1973 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
City Lights1972 · Actor	Actor
Dawn of Islam1971 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
A Bit of Torment1969 · Director	Director
Three Women1969 · Director	Director
The Circus1968 · Writer	Writer
CCase 681968 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Second Wife1967 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Cairo 301966 · Director	Director
No Time for Love1963 · Director	Director
Letter from an Unknown Woman1962 · Director	Director
The Sun Will Never Set1961 · Director	Director
The Beginning and the End1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Agony of Love1960 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Girls in Summer1960 · Director	Director
Between Heaven and Earth1959 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
I Am Free1959 · Director	Director
This is Love1958 · Director	Director
The Barred Road1958 · Director	Director
A criminal on leave1958 · Director	Director
Sleepless1957 · Director	Director
The Thug1957 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Empty Pillow1957 · Director	Director
A Woman's Youth1956 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Beast1954 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Foreman Hassan1952 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Rayya and Sekina1952 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Love Humiliates1952 · Director	Director
Lak Yom Ya Zalem1951 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
The Hawk1950 · Director	Director
Shari al-bahlawan1949 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Adventures of Antar and Abla1948 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Avenger1947 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Always in my heart1946 · Director	Director
SSalah abu seifHimself	Himself