Youssef Chahine
Born in Alexandria, Egypt — Jan 25 1926• Died Jul 27 2008
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Biography
Youssef Chahine (born in Alexandria, Egypt, 1926) started studying in a friars' school and then turned to Victoria College until High School Certificate. After one year at the University of Alexandria, he moved to the U.S. and spent two years at the Pasadena Play House, taking courses on film and dramatic arts. After coming back to Egypt, cinematographer Alevise Orfanelli helped him into the film business. His film debut was Baba Amin (1950): one year later, with Son of the Nile (1951) he was first invited to the Cannes Film festival. In 1970, he was awa…
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Youssef Chahine's Credits
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
September 11
Directing
Saladin
Directing
To Each His Own Cinema
Directing
Lumière & Company
Directing
The Emigrant
Directing
Destiny
Directing
Alexandria Again and Forever
Yehia Eskendarany / Marc Antoine / Sostratus / Hephaestion
The Sparrow
Directing
Cairo Station
Qinawi
An Egyptian Story
Old Yehia
Return of the Prodigal Son
Production
The Choice
Directing
Chaos, This Is?
Directing
My One And Only Love
Directing
Shaheen... Why?
self
Alexandria… Why?
Directing
The Sixth Day
Rafah
Sands of Gold
Writing
The Land
Directing
The Blazing Sun
Directing
The Other
Directing
Kiarostami in Close up
as Self
The People and the Nile
Directing
The Great Clown
Writing
Jamila, the Algerian
Directing
Farewell, Love
Directing
Women Without Men
Adieu Bonaparte
Directing
The Devil of the Desert
Writing
Silence... We're Rolling
Directing
Baba Amin
Directing
Alexandria... New York
Directing
A Man in My Life
Directing
Son of the Nile
Directing
Chahine…Why?
Self
The Water-Carrier Is Dead
Production
Concerto in Darb Saada
Shafiqa and Metwally
Production
Salwa, the Little Girl Who Talks to Cows
Writing
Ismail Yassine in the Air Force
Struggle in the Harbor
Writing
Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
Self
Trio
Self
Ouija
Forever Yours
Directing
Lady of The Train
Writing
The Nile and the Life
Writing
شاهين ابن النيل
himself
Let's Talk
Self (archive footage)
Arab Camera
Self
The Ring Seller
Directing
Lovers' Call
Directing
In Your Hands
Directing
Women Who Loved Cinema
Self
Into Studio Masr
Self
Kolha Khatwa
Directing
Dawn of a New Day
Hamada
Cinématon XIV
N°133
Entelak
Directing
The Feast of Mairun
Directing
Chahine & Co