TAWFIQ SALEH

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 Days
Writer, Director
1972·
The Dupes
Director, Writer
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Director
Screenplay, Director
1962·
The Jug
Director
Screenplay
Writer, Director