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Youssef Chahine

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Egyptian film director (1926-2008)

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Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death in 2008. He directed twelve films included in a list of Top 100 Egyptian films published by the Cairo International Film Festival.

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Photos 4

Filmography 40

To Each His Own Cinema2007 · ★ 6.5
Cairo Station1958 · ★ 7.4
September 112002 · ★ 6.4
Lumière & Company1995 · ★ 6.3
Saladin1963
The Blazing Sun1954
Destiny1997
The Land1970
Return of the Prodigal Son1976
Alexandria… Why?1979
Chaos, This Is?2007
The Emigrant1994
Struggle in the Harbor1956
Alexandria Again and Forever1989
The Other1999
Adieu Bonaparte1985
An Egyptian Story1982
Ouija2006
The Choice1971
Son of the Nile1951
Alexandria... New York2004
Jamila, the Algerian1958
The Ring Seller1965
The People and the Nile1972
The Water-Carrier Is Dead1977
The Sixth Day1986
Baba Amin1950
The Sparrow1972
Shafiqa and Metwally1978
Silence... We're Rolling2001
Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine1991
Lady of The Train1952
My One And Only Love1957
Arab Camera1987
Dawn of a New Day1964
Farewell, Love1956
Ismail Yassine in the Air Force1959
The Great Clown1952
The Devil of the Desert1954
In Your Hands1960

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Television 4

Spécial cinéma1974
The Story of Film: An Odyssey2011
Matin Bonheur1987
Shaheen... Why?

Awards 3

1999François Chalais Prize
1997honorary doctor of Paris 8 University
1979Silver Bear

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Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death in 2008. He directed twelve films included in a list of Top 100 Egyptian films published by the Cairo International Film Festival. As a winner of the Cannes 50th Anniversary Award, Chahine was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif. A well-regarded director with critics, he was often present at film festivals during the earlier decades of his work. Chahine gained his largest international audience as one of the co-directors of 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).

Country
Egypt
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2008 · aged 82
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28 languages

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