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Tewfik Saleh
Born27 October 1926
Alexandria
Died18 August 2013
Cairo
NationalityEgyptian
Occupation(s)film director and writer
Notable workStruggle of the Heroes

Tewfik Saleh (Arabic: توفيق صالح) was an Egyptian film director and writer. His name has also been written as Tawfik Saleh and Tewfiq Salah.[1]

Biography

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Saleh was born on 27 October 1926, in Alexandria. Although his father was against his interest in movies, he still considered movies to be his major interest. In 1949, he graduated from Victoria College of Alexandria.[2] He died on 18 August 2013 in Cairo.[3]

Career

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His first film was Fools' Alley (1955), co-written by Naguib Mahfouz, the Egyptian Nobel laureate in Literature. Saleh's other movies include Struggle of the Heroes (Sirâ’el abtâl) (1962) and The Rebels (el Moutamarridoun) (1968)[4] among others.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Dickinson, Kay (2016). Arab Cinema Travels: Transnational Syria, Palestine, Dubai and Beyond. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 167. ISBN 9781844577873.
  2. ^ "Tewfik Saleh, AlexCinema". Bibalex.org. 1926-10-27. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  3. ^ "Tawfiq Saleh (1926 – 2013) - Film - Arts & Culture - Ahram Online". English.ahram.org.eg. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  4. ^ Armes, Roy. Dictionary of African Filmmakers. p. 180.
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