Hasan El-Saifi
Born: 1927-01-13 in Cairo, Egypt
Died: 2005-03-25
Known For: Directing
Biography
Hasan El-Saifi (1927–2005) was an Egyptian film director, film producer, and screenplay writer. He worked on nearly 150 Egyptian films. He has various name spellings in English due to transliteration, most commonly Hassan el-Saifi, Hassan El-Seify, and Hassan al-Saifi. Hasan El-Saifi was born on January 13, 1927, in Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt. El-Saifi started his career in film in 1946, by working as an assistant director under Helmy Rafla, and Anwar Wagdi. By 1952, El-Saifi was able to establish his own film production company. His first directed film was named, Bear Witness, People (released 20 April 1953 in Egypt). His most notable film he directed was Samara (1956), starring Taheyya Kariokka and Mohsen Sarhan. In the 1970s, he moved to Lebanon (an area later known as Syria) for a few years, where he directed several films. He died on March 25, 2005, in Cairo, after suffering from a heart attack.
Filmography
2000
- Attempted Murder ... (Director)
1993
- The Ship of Love and Torment ... (Director)
- Without You ... (Director)
1992
- Aldalala ... (Director)
- Husbands in Trouble ... (Director)
1991
- The Pasha's daughter ... (Director)
- Zaman el-Gidan ... (Director)
- Nos Dastet Maganen ... (Director)
- Criminal in spite of himself ... (Director)
1990
- Qesma W Nasib ... (Director)
- Hekaya Laha El Agab ... (Director)
- The Bump ... (Director)
- Intabiho Ayoha Al-Azwag ... (Director)
- The Three Fools ... (Director)
1989
- Harat El-Habayeb ... (Director)
1987
- Banat Haretna ... (Director)
- El-Ardhahalgi fi Qadhiyyat Nasb ... (Director)
1986
- Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab ... (Director)
- A Woman in Jail ... (Director)
- Nas haysa wnas laysa ... (Director)
- Satrak Ya Rab ... (Director)
1985
- Malaekat el-Shaware ... (Director)
- Shaaytan Men Assal ... (Director)
- Maghawry in college ... (Director)
1984
- Hadi Badi ... (Director)
- أنا إللي أستاهل ... (Director)
1983
- عضة كلب ... (Director)
- Luck Beach ... (Director)
- Ana mshun hiramia ... (Director)
1982
- Man in women's prison ... (Director)
1980
- El-Ukhwah el-Ghuraba ... (Director)
- What Girls Want ... (Director)
- Whose Son Is He ... (Director)
1979
- A kind of woman ... (Director)
1978
- Ahla Ayam Al Omr ... (Director)
- Sikkat Al-Ashqeen ... (Director)
- أولاد الحلال ... (Director)
- Journey with the devil ... (Director)
1977
- Al Zouj Al Mohtaram ... (Director)
1976
- Night of Men ... (Director)
1975
- Forbidden at the Wedding Night ... (Director)
1974
- Wonderful Trip ... (Producer)
1973
- Al-Aneed ... (Director)
1972
- The Den of the Wicked ... (Writer)
1971
- Lion of the Night ... (Director)
1970
- The Three Madmen ... (Director)
- The Two Friends ... (Director)
1969
- Seraa All Mohtafeeen ... (Director)
- Dala ilbanat ... (Director)
- Nashal raghm anfuh ... (Director)
- Mama's Secretary ... (Director)
1968
- The Fake Millionaire ... (Director)
- The Bravest Man in the World ... (Director)
- Ebn El-Hetta ... (Director)
1967
- Shantat Hamza ... (Director)
- The second groom ... (Director)
- اللقاء الثاني ... (Director)
1966
- The Place of Weeping Lovers ... (Director)
- Love in August ... (Director)
- The Single Husband ... (Director)
1965
- Al Shaqiqan ... (Director)
- Please, kill me ... (Director)
1964
- The Next-Door Girl ... (Director)
- Alhaqibat alsawda ... (Director)
- Hekayet Gawaz ... (Director)
- Runaway from Marriage ... (Director)
- All for Hanafy ... (Director)
1963
- El Maganeen Fi Naeem ... (Director)
1962
- Wives killing association ... (Director)
- قاضى الغرام ... (Director)
- The King of Petrol ... (Director)
1961
- Love and suffering ... (Director)
- Fatouma ... (Director)
- Al-Torgoman ... (Director)
1960
- Sad Melody ... (Director)
- Ismail Yassine in Prison ... (Director)
- Banat bahari ... (Director)
1959
- Poor Millionaire ... (Director)
- Beware of love ... (Director)
- Hassan and Marika ... (Director)
- Katia tarik ... (Director)
1958
- Abul Eyoun Garia ... (Director)
- Tuha ... (Director)
- Habibi El Asmar ... (Director)
1957
- The Lovely Bus Conductors ... (Director)
- نهاية حب ... (Director)
1956
- Zanuba ... (Director)
- Who's The Murderer? ... (Director)
- The Great Lady ... (Director)
- Samara ... (Director)
1955
- The Unknown Beloved ... (Director)
- Araess fil mazad ... (Director)
1954
- El-Zolm Haraam ... (Director)
- Afretet Ismaiel Yassin ... (Scenario Writer)
- Khataf Merati ... (Scenario Writer)
- The Country Girl ... (Writer)
1953
- Lady Pickpocket ... (Director)
- Esh Hado Ya Nas ... (Director)
- Gold ... (Assistant Director)
- Son of the Rich ... (Director)
- Bent Al-Akaber ... (Co-Director)
1952
- House No. 13 ... (Assistant Director)
1951
- Lailet El Henna ... (Assistant Director)
- Qattr El-Nada ... (Assistant Director)
- Habib el-Rooh ... (Assistant Director)
1950
1949
- The Flirtation of Girls ... (Co-Director)
- Eid Night ... (Co-Director)
1948
- Anbar ... (Assistant Director)
- Divorce of Saad Hanem ... (Assistant Director)
1947
- My Heart is My Guide ... (Assistant Director)
1945
- Son of the East ... (Co-Director)