Salah Abu Seif
Directing
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.
Known for
The Barred Road
1958
Citizen Masrey
1991
Agony of Love
1960
Al-Qadisiyya
1981
No Time for Love
1963
Dawn of Islam
1971
The Hawk
1950
City Lights
1972
A Bit of Torment
1969
The Second Wife
1967
The Will
1939
Three Women
1969
The Thug
1957
Cairo 30
1966
A Woman's Youth
1956