Filmmaker Youssef Chahine is one of Egypt's finest filmmakers. He was born in Alexandria and is the son of a prominent lawyer. After attending Alexandria University, he spent two years in the U.S. studying drama at the Pasadena Playhouse. Upon his return home in 1948, Chahine began appearing in films. Two years later, he made his directorial debut. His first few films were commercial, but he occasionally offered critiques of the Arab world in films such as The Blazing Sky (1952). Chahine is also noted for his ability to work comfortably with a wide variety of film genres.
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Hia Fawda
Director |
2009 | |||
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Chaos
Director |
2007 | |||
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To Each His Own Cinema
Director |
2007 | |||
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Alexandrie... New York
Director, Screenwriter |
2004 | |||
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Epreuves d'Artistes
Archival Appearance |
2004 | |||
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September 11
Director, Screenwriter |
2002 | |||
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Silence... On Tourne
Director, Screenwriter |
2001 | |||
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The Other
Director, Screenwriter |
1999 | |||
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Destiny
Director, Screenwriter |
1997 | |||
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The Emigrant
Director, Screenwriter |
1994 | |||
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Al-Qahira Menauwwara bi Ahlaha
Director |
1991 | |||
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El Quahira Mounawara bi Ahliha
Director |
1991 | |||
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Alexandria Again and Forever
Actor, Director |
1989 | |||
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L'Apres Octobre
Actor |
1989 | |||
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Le Sixieme Jour
Director |
1986 | |||
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Yom El Sades
Director, Screenwriter |
1986 | |||
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Adieu, Bonaparte
Director, Screenwriter |
1985 | |||
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An Egyptian Story
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
1982 | |||
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Alexandria ...Why?
Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
1979 | |||
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Awdat Al Ibn Al Dal
Director |
1976 | |||
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al-Asfour
Director |
1973 | |||
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El Ard
Director |
1970 | |||
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Biya el-Khawatim
Director |
1965 | |||
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Saladin
Director |
1963 | |||
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Cairo Station
Actor, Director |
1958 | |||
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You Are My Love
Director |
1957 | |||
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Struggle on the Pier
Director |
1956 | |||
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Ibn El Nil
Director |
1951 |