Atef El-Tayeb ( ar, عاطف الطيب ) (26 December 1947 – 23 June 1995) was an

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s of his name are: ''Atef Al-Tayeb'' and ''Attef El Taieb''. His films often depicted the struggles of ordinary people.

Filmography

As director

# Leila Sakhina (A Hot Night) (1994) # Did el Hokouma (Against the Government) (1992) # Nagi El-Ali (1991) # El Heroob (Escape) (1988) # The Innocent (1986) # El Zamar (The Piper) (1985) # Al Hob Fawk Habadet al Haram (Love on the Pyramids Plateau) (1984) # The Cell (El-Takhsheeba) (1983) # Sawak al-utubis (Bus Driver)(1982)

As assistant director

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(1981) *

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(1981) (assistant director for Egyptian version) * The Awakening (1980) *

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(1978) * El-Raghba wel Thaman (Desire and Price) (1978) * The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) * Da'wa Lil Hayah (A Call for Life) (1972)

References

External links

* 1947 births 1995 deaths Egyptian film directors {{Egypt-film-director-stub