Hasan El-Saifi Explained
| Hasan El-Saifi |
| Native Name: | حسن الصيفي |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Other Names: | Hassan Al-Saifi,
Hassan al-Saifi,
Hasan el-Saifi,
Hasan El Saifi,
Hassan El-Seify,
Hassan El Seifi |
| Birth Date: | January 13, 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Death Date: | March 25, 2005 |
| Death Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation: | Film director, film producer, screenplay writer |
| Years Active: | 1946–1995 |
| Spouse: | (divorced),
Zahret El-Ola |
| Children: | 2 |
Hasan El-Saifi (; 1927–2005) was an Egyptian film director, film producer, and screenplay writer. He worked on nearly 150 Egyptian films.[1] He has various name spellings in English due to transliteration, most commonly Hassan el-Saifi, Hassan El-Seify, and Hassan al-Saifi.
Biography
Hasan El-Saifi was born on January 13, 1927, in Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt.[2]
El-Saifi started his career in film in 1946, by working as an assistant director under Helmy Rafla, and Anwar Wagdi.[3] 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.
Personal life and family
In the 1950s he was married to Egyptian-born Greek actress and dancer (sometimes known as Katie Voutsakis, Kitty or Keti),[4] which ended in divorce. He later married Egyptian actress Zahret El-Ola, a second marriage for both of them.[5] Together with Zahret El-Ola they had two children, their daughter Manal El-Saifi is a film director. Both of his wives starred in his films.
Filmography
- Bear Witness, People (1953;), as director
- Lady Pickpocket (1953;), as director[6]
- Injustice Is Forbidden (1954;), as director, and screenplay writer[7]
- Samara (1956;), as director
- (1956;), as director
- , as director
- The Poor Millionaire (1959; Arabic: المليونير الفقير|translit=Al-Milyunayr Al-Faqir), as director[8]
- Ismail Yassine in Prison (1961;), as director
- The Judge of Love (1962), as director
- The Comic Society for Killing Wives (1962;), as director
- The Black Suitcase (1962;), as director
- King of Petroleum (1962;), as director
- Fugitive from Marriage (1964;)
- (1964), as director
- The Two Friends (1970;), as director, and screenplay writer
- Forbidden on Wedding Night (1974;)
- Hadi Badi (1984;), as director
- Love and Fate (1995;), as director
Notes and References
- Web site: حسن الصيفي - ﺇﺧﺮاﺝ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو . Hassan El-Saifi . 2023-04-21 . elCinema.com . ar.
- Web site: Hasan El-Saifi . 2023-04-21 . . ru .
- Web site: وفاة المخرج المصري حسن الصيفي . The death of the Egyptian director Hassan El-Saifi . 2023-04-21 . . ar.
- Web site: 2018-04-21 . "كيتي».. اتُهمت بالجاسوسية وبرأها «السرطان" . "Kitty" .. was accused of espionage and acquitted of "cancer" . 2023-04-21 . جريدة الدستور . ar-eg.
- Web site: 2017-12-18 . 5 facts about Zahret El-Ola . 2023-04-21 . EgyptToday.
- Book: Leaman, Oliver . Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film . 2003-12-16 . Routledge . 978-1-134-66251-7 . 172 . en.
- Book: محمد, صاوي، . نور الشريف: وأفلام زمن التحولات المصرية . 1995 . دار الراتب الجامعية، . 207 . ar . Nour El-Sherif: And Films of the Time of Egyptian Transformations.
- Book: Kassem . Mahmoud . موسوعة الأفلام الروائية في مصر والعالم العربي ("Arabic Movies Encyclopedia"), vol. 2 . 2006 . General Egyptian Book Organization . Cairo . Mahmoud Kassem.
