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Shadi Abdel Salam

Career

Active from 1969 to 2026, with a break from 1983 to 2015, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shadi Abdel Salam Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    22
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    1 title
    Road to God
    Road to God (2026)

    Director

    2010s

    1 title
    A Distant Echo
    A Distant Echo (2016)

    Writer

    1980s

    1 title
    Throne of Tutankhamun
    Throne of Tutankhamun (1982)

    Director

    1970s

    4 titles Β· average score 73
    Army of the Sun
    Army of the Sun (1973)

    Camera Operator, Producer

    City Lights
    City Lights (1972)

    Costume Design

    Horizons
    Horizons (1972)

    Writer, Director

    The Eloquent Peasant
    The Eloquent Peasant (1970)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Director, Writer

    1960s

    13 titles Β· average score 69
    The Night of Counting the Years
    The Night of Counting the Years (1969)
    GoodWatch score 76

    Writer, Director

    The Quail and Autumn
    The Quail and Autumn (1967)

    Production Design

    Pharaoh
    Pharaoh (1966)
    GoodWatch score 76

    Set Decoration, Production Design

    Prince of Cunningness
    Prince of Cunningness (1964)

    Decorator, Costume Design

    Antar's Daughter
    Antar's Daughter (1964)

    Costume Designer

    Between Two Palaces
    Between Two Palaces (1964)

    Art Direction, Costume Design

    Saladin
    Saladin (1963)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Costume Design

    Alkhataya
    Alkhataya (1962)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Set Designer

    Oh Islam
    Oh Islam (1961)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Costume Design, Scenic Artist

    The Path of Tears
    The Path of Tears (1961)

    Scenic Artist

    3 Men and a Woman
    3 Men and a Woman (1960)

    Art Direction

    Sad Melody
    Sad Melody (1960)

    Art Direction

    1950s

    2 titles Β· average score 69
    The Second Man
    The Second Man (1959)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Art Direction

    The Thug
    The Thug (1957)
    GoodWatch score 70

    Art Direction