Daoud Abdel Sayed
Directing

Daoud Abdel Sayed

Born 1946-11-23 · Cairo, Egypt

He is an Egyptian director and scriptwriter. He received a bachelor's degree in film directing from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1967. His ambition in childhood was not to be a film director but he wanted to be a journalist. He started working as an assistant director in some films, Who lost his shadow) to Kamal Sheikh, and (illusions of love) to Mamdouh Shukri. To make social films after his passion for monitoring the city and its people. He presented many of the most important documentary films (The Wise Will of a Wise Man in Village Affairs and Education 1976), (Work in the Field 1979), and (on People, Prophets and Artists 1980). On film, he directed "The Thongs", "The Land of Fear" and "Letters of the Sea".

WriterSupervising Art DirectorScript EditorScreenplayAssistant DirectorDirector

Known for

The Land★ 8.4Viewing moment
The Land
1970
Kit Kat★ 7.6Viewing moment
Kit Kat
1991
A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief★ 5.1Viewing moment
A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief
2001
Local versionViewing moment
Local version
2022
Land of Dreams★ 8Viewing moment
Land of Dreams
1993
Land of Fear★ 7.5Viewing moment
Land of Fear
2000
Wedding ThiefViewing moment
Wedding Thief
1995
Messages of the Sea★ 8Viewing moment
Messages of the Sea
2010
The Search for Sayyid Marzuq★ 8.5Viewing moment
The Search for Sayyid Marzuq
1991
The Vagabonds★ 7Viewing moment
The Vagabonds
1985
The Advice of a Wise Man in Matters of the Village and EducationViewing moment
The Advice of a Wise Man in Matters of the Village and Education
1976
Out of the Ordinary★ 7Viewing moment
Out of the Ordinary
2014

Frequent collaborators