Hasan El-Saifi

Hasan El-Saifi (Arabic: حسن الصيفي, romanized: Ḥasan Ṣayfī; 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.

Hasan El-Saifi
حسن الصيفي
BornJanuary 13 , 1927
Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
DiedMarch 25 , 2005
Cairo, Egypt
Other namesHassan Al-Saifi,
Hassan al-Saifi,
Hasan el-Saifi,
Hasan El Saifi,
Hassan El-Seify,
Hassan El Seifi
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenplay writer
Years active1946–1995
Spouse(s)Katie (Egyptian actress) (divorced),
Zahrat El-Ola
Children2

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.[3] His first directed film was named, Bear Witness, People (released 20 April 1953 in Egypt).[3] His most notable film he directed was Samara (1956), starring Taheyya Kariokka and Mohsen Sarhan.[3]

In the 1970s, he moved to Lebanon (an area later known as Syria) for a few years, where he directed several films.[3]

He died on March 25, 2005 in Cairo, after suffering from a heart attack.[3]

Personal life and family

In the 1950s he was married to Egyptian-born Greek actress and dancer Katie (Egyptian actress) (sometimes known as Katie Voutsakis, Kitty or Keti),[4] which ended in divorce. He later married Egyptian actress Zahrat El-Ola, a second marriage for both of them.[5] Together with Zahrat El-Ola they had two children, their daughter Manal El-Saifi is a film director.[5] Both of his wives starred in his films.

Filmography
  • Bear Witness, People (1953; Arabic: اشهدوا يا ناس), as director
  • Lady Pickpocket (1953; Arabic: نشالة هانم, romanized: Nachala Hanem), as director[6]
  • Injustice Is Forbidden (1954; Arabic: الظلم حرام, romanized: El Zolm Haram), as director, and screenplay writer[7]
  • Samara (1956; Arabic: سمارة), as director[3]
  • Zannuba (1956; Arabic: زنوبة), as director
  • Touha (1958 film) (Arabic: توحة), as director
  • The Poor Millionaire (1959; Arabic: المليونير الفقير, romanized: Al-Milyunayr Al-Faqir), as director[8]
  • Ismail Yassine in Prison (1961; Arabic: Ismail Yassine Fi El Segn), as director
  • The Judge of Love (1962), as director
  • The Comic Society for Killing Wives (1962; Arabic: جمعية قتل الزوجات الهزلية, romanized: Gamaeyat Qatl el-Zawgaat el-Hazleya), as director
  • The Black Suitcase (1962; Arabic: الحقيبة السوداء, romanized: Al Hakiba Al Souda), as director
  • King of Petroleum (1962; Arabic: ملك البترول, romanized: Malik El Petrol), as director
  • Fugitive from Marriage (1964; Arabic: هارب من الزواج, romanized: Hareb mn El Zawag)
  • The Girl from the Neighborhood (1964) (Arabic: بنت الحتة, romanized: Bint el hetta), as director[9]
  • The Two Friends (1970; Arabic: الصديقان), as director, and screenplay writer
  • Forbidden on Wedding Night (1974; Arabic: ممنوع في ليلة الدخلة, romanized: Mamnou Fi Laylat El-Dokhla)
  • Hadi Badi (1984; Arabic: حادي بادي), as director
  • Love and Fate (1995; Arabic: الحب نصيب), as director[10]

References
  1. "حسن الصيفي - ﺇﺧﺮاﺝ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو" [Hassan El-Saifi]. elCinema.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. "Hasan El-Saifi". Kinopoisk.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. "وفاة المخرج المصري حسن الصيفي" [The death of the Egyptian director Hassan El-Saifi]. Al Jazeera (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. ""كيتي».. اتُهمت بالجاسوسية وبرأها «السرطان"" ["Kitty" .. was accused of espionage and acquitted of "cancer"]. جريدة الدستور (in Arabic). 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  5. "5 facts about Zahret El-Ola". EgyptToday. 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  6. Leaman, Oliver (2003-12-16). Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. Routledge. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-134-66251-7.
  7. محمد, صاوي، (1995). نور الشريف: وأفلام زمن التحولات المصرية [Nour El-Sherif: And Films of the Time of Egyptian Transformations] (in Arabic). دار الراتب الجامعية،. p. 207.
  8. Kassem, Mahmoud (2006). موسوعة الأفلام الروائية في مصر والعالم العربي ("Arabic Movies Encyclopedia"), vol. 2. Cairo: General Egyptian Book Organization.
  9. "Movie - Bnt alhatuh (1964)", ElCinema.com, retrieved 2023-04-23
  10. فيلم - ﺳﻬﺮﺓ ﺗﻠﻴﻔﺰﻳﻮﻧﻴﺔ - الحب نصيب ... الجواز قسمة - 1995 طاقم العمل، فيديو، الإعلان، صور، النقد الفني، مواعيد العرض (in Arabic), retrieved 2023-04-22
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