Tewfik Saleh (Arabic: توفيق صالح) was an Egyptian film director and writer. His name has also been written as Tawfik Saleh and Tewfiq Salah.[1]
Tewfik Saleh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 October 1926 |
| Died | 18 August 2013 (aged 86) Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Occupation(s) | film director and writer |
| Notable work | Struggle of the Heroes |
Biography
editSaleh was born on 27 October 1926, in Alexandria. Although his father was against his interest in movies, he still considered movies to be his major interest. In 1949, he graduated from Victoria College of Alexandria.[2] He died on 18 August 2013 in Cairo.[3]
Career
editHis first film was Fools' Alley (1955), co-written by Naguib Mahfouz, the Egyptian Nobel laureate in Literature. Saleh's other movies include Struggle of the Heroes (Sirâ’el abtâl) (1962) and The Rebels (el Moutamarridoun) (1968)[4] among others.
Selected filmography
edit- Struggle of the Heroes (1962)
- Sayed al-Bolti (1969)
- The Dupes (1973)
- Al-ayyam al-tawila (1980)
References
edit- ^ Dickinson, Kay (2016). Arab Cinema Travels: Transnational Syria, Palestine, Dubai and Beyond. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 167. ISBN 9781844577873.
- ^ "Tewfik Saleh, AlexCinema". Bibalex.org. 1926-10-27. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ "Tawfiq Saleh (1926 – 2013) - Film - Arts & Culture - Ahram Online". English.ahram.org.eg. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- ^ Armes, Roy. Dictionary of African Filmmakers. p. 180.
External links
edit- Tewfik Saleh at IMDb