Hasan El-Saifi | |
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حسن الصيفي | |
Born | January 13 , 1927 |
Died | March 25 , 2005 Cairo, Egypt |
Other names | Hassan 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 active | 1946–1995 |
Spouse(s) |
Katie (Egyptian actress) (divorced), Zahret El-Ola |
Children | 2 |
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 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]
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 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. [5] Both of his wives starred in his films.