- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 25, 1926
- Place of Birth
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Died
- July 27, 2008
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 a…
Filmography
movieLet's Talk
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieInto Studio Masr
2019 · Self
tvThe Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011 · Self
movieChahine…Why?
2009 · Self
movieChaos, This Is?
2007 · Director, Producer
movieTo Each His Own Cinema
2007 · Director
movieOuija
2006
movieAlexandria... New York
2004 · Director, Writer
movieSeptember 11
2002 · Director, Writer
movieWomen Who Loved Cinema
2002 · Self
movieSilence... We're Rolling
2001 · Director, Producer, Music, Writer
movieKiarostami in Close up
2000 · as Self
movieThe Other
1999 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieConcerto in Darb Saada
1998
movieKolha Khatwa
1998 · Director, Writer
movieDestiny
1997 · Director, Writer
movieLumière & Company
1995 · Director
movieThe Emigrant
1994 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieChahine & Co
1992
movieCairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
1991 · Self, Director
movieAlexandria Again and Forever
1989 · Yehia Eskendarany / Marc Antoine / Sostratus / Hephaestion, Director, Writer
Matin Bonheur
tvMatin Bonheur
1987 · Self
movieTrio
1987 · Self
movieArab Camera
1987 · Self
movieThe Sixth Day
1986 · Rafah, Director, Songs, Writer
movieAdieu Bonaparte
1985 · Director, Writer
movieAn Egyptian Story
1982 · Old Yehia, Director, Writer, Producer
Cinématon XIV
movieCinématon XIV
1981 · N°133
movieAlexandria… Why?
1979 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieShafiqa and Metwally
1978 · Producer
movieThe Water-Carrier Is Dead
1977 · Producer
movieReturn of the Prodigal Son
1976 · Producer, Director, Writer
tvSpécial cinéma
1974 · Self
movieEntelak
1973 · Director, Writer
movieThe Sparrow
1972 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe People and the Nile
1972 · Director
movieSalwa, the Little Girl Who Talks to Cows
1972 · Writer, Director
movieThe Choice
1971 · Director, Writer
movieSands of Gold
1971 · Writer, Director
movieThe Land
1970 · Director
movieThe Nile and the Life
1968 · Writer, Director
movieThe Feast of Mairun
1967 · Director
movieThe Ring Seller
1965 · Director
movieDawn of a New Day
1964 · Hamada, Director
movieSaladin
1963 · Director, Screenplay
movieA Man in My Life
1961 · Director
movieLovers' Call
1960 · Director
movieIn Your Hands
1960 · Director
movieForever Yours
1959 · Director
movieIsmail Yassine in the Air Force
1959
movieJamila, the Algerian
1958 · Director
movieCairo Station
1958 · Qinawi, Director
movieMy One And Only Love
1957 · Director
movieFarewell, Love
1956 · Director
movieStruggle in the Harbor
1956 · Screenplay, Story, Director
movieThe Devil of the Desert
1954 · Screenplay, Director
movieThe Blazing Sun
1954 · Director
movieWomen Without Men
1953 · , Writer, Director
movieLady of The Train
1952 · Screenplay, Director
movieThe Great Clown
1952 · Writer, Director
movieSon of the Nile
1951 · Director, Writer
movieBaba Amin
1950 · Director, Writer
movieSchool life
1944 · Director, Writer
movieشاهين ابن النيل
— · himself
tvShaheen... Why?
— · self