Youssef Chahine

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 awarded a Golden Tanit at the Carthage Festival. With Le moineau (1973), he directed the first Egypt-Algeria co-production. He won a Silver Bear in Berlin for Alexandria... Why? (1979), the first installment in what proved to be an autobiographic trilogy, completed with Hadduta Masriya (1982)(An Egyptian Story (1982)) and Alexandria: Again and Forever (1989).

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To Each His Own Cinema

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Average Rating

6.5

147 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 2007

18 years ago
Cairo Station

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Average Rating

7.3

128 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 1958

68 years ago
September 11

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Average Rating

6.4

117 votes

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Sep 04, 2002

23 years ago
September 11

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Average Rating

6.4

117 votes

Release Date

Sep 04, 2002

23 years ago
Lumière & Company

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Average Rating

6.2

68 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1995

30 years ago
The Land

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Average Rating

8.2

37 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1970

57 years ago
Return of the Prodigal Son

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Average Rating

6.3

36 votes

Release Date

Sep 24, 1976

50 years ago
Return of the Prodigal Son

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Average Rating

6.3

36 votes

Release Date

Sep 24, 1976

50 years ago
Return of the Prodigal Son

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Average Rating

6.3

36 votes

Release Date

Sep 24, 1976

50 years ago
Destiny

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Average Rating

6.8

35 votes

Release Date

Aug 18, 1997

29 years ago
Destiny

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Average Rating

6.8

35 votes

Release Date

Aug 18, 1997

29 years ago
The Blazing Sun

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Average Rating

6.9

34 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1954

73 years ago
Saladin the Victorious

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Average Rating

7.3

32 votes

Release Date

Feb 25, 1963

64 years ago
Saladin the Victorious

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Average Rating

7.3

32 votes

Release Date

Feb 25, 1963

64 years ago
Alexandria… Why?

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Average Rating

6.3

26 votes

Release Date

Aug 23, 1979

47 years ago
Chaos, This Is?

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Average Rating

7.2

26 votes

Release Date

Nov 28, 2007

18 years ago
Chaos, This Is?

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Average Rating

7.2

26 votes

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Nov 28, 2007

18 years ago
Alexandria… Why?

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Average Rating

6.3

26 votes

Release Date

Aug 23, 1979

47 years ago
Alexandria… Why?

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Average Rating

6.3

26 votes

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Aug 23, 1979

47 years ago
The Emigrant

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Average Rating

5.6

18 votes

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Sep 26, 1994

31 years ago
The Emigrant

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Average Rating

5.6

18 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 1994

31 years ago
The Emigrant

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Average Rating

5.6

18 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 1994

31 years ago
The Other

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Average Rating

5.6

15 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1999

27 years ago
The Other

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Average Rating

5.6

15 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1999

27 years ago
The Other

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Average Rating

5.6

15 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1999

27 years ago
Dark Waters

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Average Rating

6.2

14 votes

Release Date

Jan 16, 1956

71 years ago
Dark Waters

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Job Story

Average Rating

6.2

14 votes

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Jan 16, 1956

71 years ago
Dark Waters

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Average Rating

6.2

14 votes

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Jan 16, 1956

71 years ago
Alexandria Again and Forever

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Average Rating

4.4

13 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 1989

36 years ago
Alexandria Again and Forever

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Average Rating

4.4

13 votes

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Dec 04, 1989

36 years ago
Adieu Bonaparte

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Average Rating

5.8

13 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1985

41 years ago
Adieu Bonaparte

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Average Rating

5.8

13 votes

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May 17, 1985

41 years ago
An Egyptian Story

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Average Rating

6.4

12 votes

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Sep 27, 1982

44 years ago
The Choice

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Average Rating

7.4

12 votes

Release Date

Mar 15, 1971

55 years ago
An Egyptian Story

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Average Rating

6.4

12 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 1982

44 years ago
An Egyptian Story

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Average Rating

6.4

12 votes

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Sep 27, 1982

44 years ago
The Choice

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Average Rating

7.4

12 votes

Release Date

Mar 15, 1971

55 years ago
Son of the Nile

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Average Rating

7.1

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 1951

76 years ago
Son of the Nile

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Average Rating

7.1

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 10, 1951

76 years ago
Alexandria... New York

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Average Rating

6.6

10 votes

Release Date

Jul 07, 2004

22 years ago
Alexandria... New York

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Average Rating

6.6

10 votes

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Jul 07, 2004

22 years ago
Jamila, the Algerian

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Average Rating

7.0

7 votes

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Dec 09, 1958

68 years ago
The Sixth Day

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Average Rating

5.0

7 votes

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Sep 29, 1986

40 years ago
The Ring Seller

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Average Rating

7.0

7 votes

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Jan 02, 1965

62 years ago
The Sixth Day

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Average Rating

5.0

7 votes

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Sep 29, 1986

40 years ago
The People and the Nile

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Average Rating

3.3

7 votes

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Jan 17, 1972

55 years ago
The Sixth Day

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Average Rating

5.0

7 votes

Release Date

Sep 29, 1986

40 years ago
The Water-Carrier Is Dead

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Average Rating

7.9

7 votes

Release Date

Nov 20, 1977

49 years ago
The Sparrow

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Average Rating

6.3

6 votes

Release Date

Aug 26, 1972

54 years ago
The Sparrow

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Average Rating

6.3

6 votes

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Aug 26, 1972

54 years ago
The Sparrow

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Average Rating

6.3

6 votes

Release Date

Aug 26, 1972

54 years ago
Shafiqa and Metwally

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Average Rating

6.6

5 votes

Release Date

Nov 27, 1978

48 years ago
Silence... We're Rolling

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Average Rating

4.8

5 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 2001

24 years ago
Silence... We're Rolling

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Average Rating

4.8

5 votes

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Oct 06, 2001

24 years ago
Silence... We're Rolling

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Average Rating

4.8

5 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 2001

24 years ago
Baba Amin

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Average Rating

6.5

5 votes

Release Date

Nov 20, 1950

76 years ago
Baba Amin

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Average Rating

6.5

5 votes

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Nov 20, 1950

76 years ago
Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

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Average Rating

6.8

5 votes

Release Date

Sep 21, 1991

35 years ago
Silence... We're Rolling

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Average Rating

4.8

5 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 2001

24 years ago
Lady of The Train

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Average Rating

5.3

4 votes

Release Date

Aug 28, 1952

74 years ago
Lady of The Train

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Average Rating

5.3

4 votes

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Aug 28, 1952

74 years ago
Dawn of a New Day

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Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 10, 1964

63 years ago
Farewell, Love

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Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 1956

70 years ago
My One And Only Love

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Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1957

69 years ago
The Devil of the Desert

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Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 1954

72 years ago
In Your Hands

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Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 27, 1960

67 years ago
Lovers' Call

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Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 20, 1960

66 years ago
The Nile and the Life

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Average Rating

5.5

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1968

59 years ago
The Great Clown

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Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 21, 1952

75 years ago
The Great Clown

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Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 21, 1952

75 years ago
The Devil of the Desert

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Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 1954

72 years ago
The Nile and the Life

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Average Rating

5.5

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1968

59 years ago
Forever Yours

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0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 15, 1959

67 years ago
A Man in My Life

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0.0

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Release Date

Jun 21, 1961

65 years ago
Sands of Gold

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0.0

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Release Date

Jan 01, 1971

56 years ago
Women Without Men

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Average Rating

0.0

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Release Date

Feb 05, 1953

74 years ago
Women Without Men

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0.0

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Release Date

Feb 05, 1953

74 years ago
Sands of Gold

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0.0

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Jan 01, 1971

56 years ago
The Feast of Mairun

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0.0

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Apr 17, 1967

59 years ago
Kolha Khatwa

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0.0

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Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
Kolha Khatwa

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0.0

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Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
Entelak

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0.0

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Release Date

Jan 01, 1973

54 years ago
Entelak

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0.0

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Jan 01, 1973

54 years ago
Salwa, the Little Girl Who Talks to Cows

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0.0

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Release Date

Jan 01, 1972

55 years ago
Salwa, the Little Girl Who Talks to Cows

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0.0

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Release Date

Jan 01, 1972

55 years ago

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