Atef El Tayeb Explained

Atef El Tayeb
Birth Date:	26 December 1947
Birth Place:	Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Death Date:	23 June 1995
Death Place:	Cairo, Egypt
Nationality:	Egyptian
Citizenship:	Egypt
Occupation:	film director
Notable Works:	El Heroob

Atef El Tayeb (Arabic: عاطف الطيب  pronounced as /ˈʕɑːtˤef etˈtˤɑjjeb/) (26 December 1947 – 23 June 1995) was an Egyptian film director.^[1] Alternative transliterations of his name are: Atef Al-Tayeb and Attef El Taieb. His films often depicted the struggles of ordinary people.^[2]

Filmography

As director

1. Gabr Al Khawater (1998)
2. kashf Al mastor (1994)
3. Leila Sakhina (A Hot Night) (1994)
4. Did el Hokouma (Against the Government) (1992)
5. Nagi El-Ali (1991)
6. Qalb al-Layl (Heart of the Night) (1989)
7. El Heroob (Escape) (1988)
8. The Innocent (1986)
9. El Zamar (The Piper) (1985)
10. Al Hob Fawk Habadet al Haram (Love on the Pyramids Plateau) (1984)
11. The Cell (El-Takhsheeba) (1983)
12. Sawak al-utubis (Bus Driver) (1982)

As assistant director

• Sphinx (1981)
• Gallipoli (1981) (assistant director for Egyptian version)
• The Awakening (1980)
• Death on the Nile (1978)
• El-Raghba wel Thaman (Desire and Price) (1978)
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• Da'wa Lil Hayah (A Call for Life) (1972)

Notes and References

1. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/epk/3continents/f3senglishdef.doc Press kit for 23rd (Film) Festival of the 3 Continents, giving his year of birth and death on page 23
2. News: المصريين إلى أفلام وغادر على جناح يمامةعاطف الطيب البريء الذي ترجم آهات . Arabic . . 2020-06-29 . 2021-09-11 .