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)
1997
- This Safe Must Not Be Broken Into ... (Director)
1993
- The Ship of Love and Torment ... (Director)
- Without You ... (Director)
1992
- Husbands in Trouble ... (Writer)
- Aldalala ... (Director)
1991
- The Pasha's daughter ... (Director)
- Zaman el-Gidan ... (Director)
- Criminal in spite of himself ... (Director)
- Nos Dastet Maganen ... (Director)
1990
- Intabiho Ayoha Al-Azwag ... (Director)
- The Three Fools ... (Director)
- Hekaya Laha El Agab ... (Director)
- The Bump ... (Director)
- Qesma W Nasib ... (Director)
1989
- Harat El-Habayeb ... (Director)
1987
- El-Ardhahalgi fi Qadhiyyat Nasb ... (Director)
- Banat Haretna ... (Director)
1986
- Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab ... (Director)
- Satrak Ya Rab ... (Director)
- Nas haysa wnas laysa ... (Director)
- A Woman in Jail ... (Director)
1985
- Shaaytan Men Assal ... (Director)
- Malaekat el-Shaware ... (Director)
- Maghawry in college ... (Director)
1984
- Hadi Badi ... (Director)
- أنا إللي أستاهل ... (Director)
1983
- Luck Beach ... (Director)
- عضة كلب ... (Director)
- Ana mshun hiramia ... (Director)
1982
- Man in women's prison ... (Director)
1980
- El-Ukhwah el-Ghuraba ... (Director)
- What Do Girls Want ? ... (Director)
- Whose Son Is He ... (Director)
1979
- A kind of woman ... (Director)
1978
- The Road of Lovers ... (Director)
- أولاد الحلال ... (Director)
- Ahla Ayam Al Omr ... (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
- Mama's Secretary ... (Director)
- Nashal raghm anfuh ... (Director)
- Dala ilbanat ... (Director)
- Seraa All Mohtafeeen ... (Director)
1968
- Ebn El-Hetta ... (Director)
- The Bravest Man in the World ... (Director)
- The Fake Millionaire ... (Director)
1967
- The second groom ... (Director)
- Shantat Hamza ... (Director)
- اللقاء الثاني ... (Director)
1966
- Love in August ... (Director)
- The Single Husband ... (Director)
- The Place of Weeping Lovers ... (Director)
1965
- Al Shaqiqan ... (Director)
- Please, kill me ... (Director)
1964
- Runaway from Marriage ... (Director)
- All for Hanafy ... (Director)
- Alhaqibat alsawda ... (Director)
- Hekayet Gawaz ... (Director)
- The Next-Door Girl ... (Director)
1963
- El Maganeen Fi Naeem ... (Director)
1962
- Wives killing association ... (Director)
- The King of Petrol ... (Director)
- قاضى الغرام ... (Director)
1961
- Fatouma ... (Director)
- Love and suffering ... (Director)
- Al-Torgoman ... (Director)
1960
- Ismail Yassine in Prison ... (Director)
- Banat bahari ... (Director)
- Sad Melody ... (Director)
1959
- Katia tarik ... (Director)
- Poor Millionaire ... (Director)
- Hassan and Marika ... (Director)
- Beware of love ... (Director)
1958
- Tuha ... (Director)
- Habibi El Asmar ... (Director)
- Abul Eyoun Garia ... (Director)
1957
- نهاية حب ... (Director)
- The Lovely Bus Conductors ... (Director)
1956
- The Great Lady ... (Director)
- Who's The Murderer? ... (Director)
- Samara ... (Director)
- Zanuba ... (Director)
1955
- Araess fil mazad ... (Director)
- The Unknown Beloved ... (Director)
1954
- Khataf Merati ... (Director)
- El-Zolm Haraam ... (Director)
- The Country Girl ... (Writer)
- Afretet Ismaiel Yassin ... (Scenario Writer)
1953
- Bent Al-Akaber ... (Co-Director)
- Gold ... (Assistant Director)
- Esh Hado Ya Nas ... (Director)
- Lady Pickpocket ... (Director)
- Son of the Rich ... (Director)
1952
- House No. 13 ... (Assistant Director)
1951
- Lailet El Henna ... (Assistant Director)
- Habib el-Rooh ... (Assistant Director)
- Qattr El-Nada ... (Assistant Director)
1950
1949
- Eid Night ... (Co-Director)
- The Flirtation of Girls ... (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)