Youssef Chahine
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. 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).
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🎬 Movies
To Each His Own Cinema
director
2007
Alexandria... New York
writer
2004
Alexandria... New York
director
2004
September 11
director
2002
September 11
writer
2002
Women Who Loved Cinema
actor
2002
The Other
writer
1999
The Other
director
1999
Destiny
writer
1997
Destiny
director
1997
Lumière & Company
director
1995
The Emigrant
director
1994
The Emigrant
writer
1994
Alexandria Again and Forever
writer
1989
Alexandria Again and Forever
director
1989
Alexandria Again and Forever
actor
1989
The Sixth Day
actor
1986
The Sixth Day
writer
1986
The Sixth Day
director
1986
Adieu Bonaparte
director
1985
Adieu Bonaparte
writer
1985
An Egyptian Story
actor
1982
An Egyptian Story
writer
1982
An Egyptian Story
director
1982
Alexandria… Why?
director
1979
Alexandria… Why?
writer
1979
Return of the Prodigal Son
director
1976
Return of the Prodigal Son
writer
1976
The Sparrow
director
1972
The Sparrow
writer
1972
The People and the Nile
director
1972
Sands of Gold
director
1971
Sands of Gold
writer
1971
The Land
director
1970
The Nile and the Life
director
1968
The Nile and the Life
writer
1968
Saladin
director
1963
Saladin
writer
1963
Cairo Station
actor
1958
Cairo Station
director
1958
My One And Only Love
director
1957
Farewell, Love
director
1956
Struggle in the Harbor
writer
1956
Struggle in the Harbor
director
1956
The Blazing Sun
director
1954
Women Without Men
director
1953
Women Without Men
writer
1953
Women Without Men
actor
1953
Lady of The Train
writer
1952
Lady of The Train
director
1952
Son of the Nile
director
1951
Son of the Nile
writer
1951
School life
director
1944
School life
writer
1944