Person Details

Birthday: 1926-01-25 09:52:30

Death: 2008-07-27 09:52:30

Aliases: Gabriel Youssef Chahine , Yussef Shahin , Youssef Shahine , يوسف شاهين

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Alexandria, Egypt

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Movie Involvements: 93

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

Youssef Chahine (Arabic: يوسف شاهين‎; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director, of Lebanese origin. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. A winner of the Cannes 50th Anniversary Award (for lifetime achievement), Chahine was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif.

Most Famous Work

To Each His Own Cinema
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7

To Each His Own Cinema

(2007) Director
11'09''01 September 11
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7

11'09''01 September 11

(2002) Writer
Saladin the Victorious
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8

Saladin the Victorious

(1963) Screenplay
Lumière and Company
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6

Lumière and Company

(1995) Director
Cairo Station
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7

Cairo Station

(1958) Director
The Destiny
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7

The Destiny

(1997) Writer
Return of the Prodigal Son
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6
Baba Amin
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7

Baba Amin

(1950) Writer

Acting

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2007 Director
Director
2004 Director
2002 Director
2001 Director
1999 Director
1997 Director
1995 Director
1994 Director
1991 Director
1989 Director
1986 Director
1985 Director
1982 Director
1979 Director
1976 Director
1974 Director
1972 Director
1971 Director
Director
1970 Director
1968 Director
1967 Director
1965 Director
1964 Director
1963 Director
1961 Director
1960 Director
Director
1959 Director
1958 Director
Director
1957 Director
1956 Director
Director
1954 Director
Director
1953 Director
1952 Director
Director
1951 Director
1950 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2001 Music
1986 Songs
Year Role Movie/Tv

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