Atef Salem — Director (5)

Movie

Beach of Secrets (1958)
شاطئ الأسرار WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: شاطئ الأسرار / Le Rivage des secrets
Aliya goes back to Port Said to find her brother, who's unknowingly been killed by Mamduh. To keep her quiet, Mamduh poses as her "guardian" while actually getting her in the perfect place to be killed. However, Aliya and Mamduh fall in love.

Movie

Miracle from heaven (1956)
معجزة السماء IMDb TMDB
other title: معجزة السماء
A young employee prepares to travel to Alexandria to work as a singer in one of its clubs, but his friends take him to Ras El Bar, and in the summer resort he meets a young woman who made him stop traveling, as he caught a cold while trying to save her from drowning. She had pretended that she was about to drown, and a very fast love developed between them. And her uncle sees them.

Movie

They Made Me a Criminal (1954)
جعلوني مجرما WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: جعلوني مجرما / I Have Been Made a Murderer
Sultan thought that his father's death will soften his uncle's heart and he will take good care of him. Contrary to Sultan's expectations, the uncle sent him to an orphanage. When he leaves the orphanage, Sultan fails to find an honest job, and he vows revenge.

Movie

The Seven Daughters (1961)
السبع بنات WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: السبع بنات / The Seven Girls …
The story of an iron-willed man who looks after his seven daughters after the death of their mother, as his three older daughters, Ahlam, Wedad, and Salwa, fall in love and suffer the agonies of it, only for their dad to try to save them the heartache.

Movie

Mother of the Bride (1963)
أم العروسة WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: أم العروسة / La Mère de la mariée …
This magnificently madcap comedy classic stars Egyptian film legends Tahiya Karioka and Emad Hamdi as Zeinab and Hussein, overworked parents who get little relief from the never ending demands of their seven mischievous children. When their eldest daughter, Ahlam, meets a dashing young man at a party, it's love at first sight and wedding plans must quickly be arranged. As preparations get underway, Zeinab and Hussein are soon overwhelmed by the elaborate and costly requests made by the groom's extravagant family. While tending to the needs of their other six children, Hussein and Zeinab must consider unconventional means to obtain the funds for a ceremony that the newlyweds will be proud of.