TAWFIQ SALEH

Tawfiq Saleh
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: October 27, 1926
Deathday: August 18, 2013
Place of Birth: Alexandria, Egypt
Biography
The director of seven shorts and seven full-length feature films, Saleh graduated in 1949 in English literature and was trained in cinema in Paris until 1951. Tewfik Saleh's oeuvre is the only one in Egyptian cinema which may be considered purely "Third Worldist". All his films deal with social injustice, underdevelopment, political abuse and the class struggle.
Filmography
Production
1980·
Long DaysWriter, Director
1972·
The DupesDirector, Writer
Screenplay, Director
1968·
The RebelsScreenplay, Director
1967·
Mister FishWriter, Director
Screenplay, Director
1962·
The JugDirector
1959·
We the StudentsScreenplay
1955·
The Fools AlleyWriter, Director