Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Youssef Chahine

  • Birthday:

    1926-01-25

  • Place of Birth: Alexandria, Egypt
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 0.602
  • Also Known As

    يوسف شاهين

    Юсеф Шахин

    Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

Biography

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).

In 1992, Jacques Lassalle proposed him to stage a piece of his choice for Comédie Française: Chahine chose to adapt Albert Camus' "Caligula," which proved hugely successful. The same year he started writing The Emigrant (1994), a story inspired by the Biblical character of Joseph, son of Jacob. This had long been a dream project, and he finally got to shoot it in 1994. In 1997, 46 years and 5 invitations later, he was again selected Hors Competition in Cannes with Destiny (1997).

Top Movie Cast

Kiarostami in Close up
Kiarostami in Close uptrue- as Self

2000-01-01

0.0
Dawn of a New Day
Dawn of a New Daytrue- Hamada

1964-02-10

7.0
Women Without Men
Women Without Mentrue

1953-02-05

0.0
Ismail Yassine in the Air Force
Ismail Yassine in the Air Forcetrue

1959-06-14

7.5
Cairo Station
Cairo Stationtrue- Qinawi

1958-07-31

7.4
Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahinetrue- Self

1991-09-21

6.8
Alexandria Again and Forever
Alexandria Again and Forevertrue- Yehia Eskendarany / Marc Antoine / Sostratus / Hephaestion

1989-12-04

4.7
Let's Talk
Let's Talktrue- Self (archive footage)

2019-11-21

5.0
Concerto in Darb Saada
Concerto in Darb Saadatrue

1998-06-14

0.0
Into Studio Masr
Into Studio Masrtrue- Self

2019-10-27

0.0
An Egyptian Story
An Egyptian Storytrue- Old Yehia

1982-09-27

6.3
Ouija
Ouijatrue

2006-01-06

4.6
Trio
Triotrue- Self

1987-04-02

0.0
The Sixth Day
The Sixth Daytrue- Rafah

1986-09-29

4.8
Women Who Loved Cinema
Women Who Loved Cinematrue- Self

2002-06-28

0.0
Arab Camera
Arab Cameratrue- Self

1987-01-02

5.7

Top Movie Crew

Return of the Prodigal Son
Return of the Prodigal Sontrue

Production

1976-09-24

6.3
Alexandria… Why?
Alexandria… Why?true

Directing

1979-08-23

6.2
Destiny
Destinytrue

Directing

1997-08-18

6.8
Saladin the Victorious
Saladin the Victorioustrue

Directing

1963-02-25

7.5
Saladin the Victorious
Saladin the Victorioustrue

Writing

1963-02-25

7.5
Cairo Station
Cairo Stationtrue

Directing

1958-07-31

7.4
The Land
The Landtrue

Directing

1970-01-26

8.3
The Sparrow
The Sparrowtrue

Directing

1974-08-26

6.3
An Egyptian Story
An Egyptian Storytrue

Directing

1982-09-27

6.3
Alexandria Again and Forever
Alexandria Again and Forevertrue

Directing

1989-12-04

4.7
Alexandria Again and Forever
Alexandria Again and Forevertrue

Writing

1989-12-04

4.7
The Emigrant
The Emigranttrue

Directing

1994-09-26

5.9
Shafiqa and Metwally
Shafiqa and Metwallytrue

Production

1978-11-27

6.7
The Other
The Othertrue

Directing

1999-05-26

5.9
Silence... We're Rolling
Silence... We're Rollingtrue

Directing

2001-10-06

4.8
Return of the Prodigal Son
Return of the Prodigal Sontrue

Directing

1976-09-24

6.3
Return of the Prodigal Son
Return of the Prodigal Sontrue

Writing

1976-09-24

6.3
Chaos, This Is?
Chaos, This Is?true

Directing

2007-11-28

7.1
Chaos, This Is?
Chaos, This Is?true

Production

2007-11-28

7.1
Adieu Bonaparte
Adieu Bonapartetrue

Directing

1985-05-17

5.8
Silence... We're Rolling
Silence... We're Rollingtrue

Production

2001-10-06

4.8
Silence... We're Rolling
Silence... We're Rollingtrue

Sound

2001-10-06

4.8
The Blazing Sun
The Blazing Suntrue

Directing

1954-03-01

7.0
The Lady on the Train
The Lady on the Traintrue

Writing

1952-08-28

5.0
Destiny
Destinytrue

Writing

1997-08-18

6.8
Son of the Nile
Son of the Niletrue

Directing

1951-01-10

7.0
The Other
The Othertrue

Production

1999-05-26

5.9
The Other
The Othertrue

Writing

1999-05-26

5.9
Jamila, the Algerian
Jamila, the Algeriantrue

Directing

1958-12-09

7.0
The Choice
The Choicetrue

Directing

1971-03-15

7.4
The Sixth Day
The Sixth Daytrue

Directing

1986-09-29

4.8
Baba Amin
Baba Amintrue

Directing

1950-11-20

6.6
Baba Amin
Baba Amintrue

Writing

1950-11-20

6.6
The Devil of the Desert
The Devil of the Deserttrue

Writing

1954-12-27

5.0
Dark Waters
Dark Waterstrue

Writing

1956-01-16

6.2
Dark Waters
Dark Waterstrue

Writing

1956-01-16

6.2
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinematrue

Directing

2007-10-31

6.5
11’09”01—September 11
11’09”01—September 11true

Directing

2002-09-04

6.4
11’09”01—September 11
11’09”01—September 11true

Writing

2002-09-04

6.4
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Companytrue

Directing

1995-12-20

6.3
In Your Hands
In Your Handstrue

Directing

1960-01-27

2.0
The Ring Seller
The Ring Sellertrue

Directing

1965-01-02

7.0
Dawn of a New Day
Dawn of a New Daytrue

Directing

1964-02-10

7.0
Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahinetrue

Directing

1991-09-21

6.8
Silence... We're Rolling
Silence... We're Rollingtrue

Writing

2001-10-06

4.8
The Sixth Day
The Sixth Daytrue

Sound

1986-09-29

4.8
Forever Yours
Forever Yourstrue

Directing

1959-09-15

0.0
Lovers' Call
Lovers' Calltrue

Directing

1960-10-20

8.0
A Man in My Life
A Man in My Lifetrue

Directing

1961-06-21

0.0
The Lady on the Train
The Lady on the Traintrue

Directing

1952-08-28

5.0
Dark Waters
Dark Waterstrue

Directing

1956-01-16

6.2
Alexandria... New York
Alexandria... New Yorktrue

Directing

2004-05-21

6.6
People and the Nile
People and the Niletrue

Directing

1972-01-17

3.7
Alexandria… Why?
Alexandria… Why?true

Production

1979-08-23

6.2
Adieu Bonaparte
Adieu Bonapartetrue

Writing

1985-05-17

5.8
Farewell, Love
Farewell, Lovetrue

Directing

1956-10-29

7.5
The Sparrow
The Sparrowtrue

Writing

1974-08-26

6.3
An Egyptian Story
An Egyptian Storytrue

Writing

1982-09-27

6.3
An Egyptian Story
An Egyptian Storytrue

Production

1982-09-27

6.3
Alexandria... New York
Alexandria... New Yorktrue

Writing

2004-05-21

6.6
The Emigrant
The Emigranttrue

Production

1994-09-26

5.9
The Emigrant
The Emigranttrue

Writing

1994-09-26

5.9
The Sixth Day
The Sixth Daytrue

Writing

1986-09-29

4.8
The Sparrow
The Sparrowtrue

Production

1974-08-26

6.3
The Choice
The Choicetrue

Writing

1971-03-15

7.4
Sands of Gold
Sands of Goldtrue

Writing

1971-01-01

0.0
The Nile and the Life
The Nile and the Lifetrue

Writing

1968-01-01

5.5
Women Without Men
Women Without Mentrue

Writing

1953-02-05

0.0
The Great Clown
The Great Clowntrue

Writing

1952-04-21

0.0
Son of the Nile
Son of the Niletrue

Writing

1951-01-10

7.0
Women Without Men
Women Without Mentrue

Directing

1953-02-05

0.0
Alexandria… Why?
Alexandria… Why?true

Writing

1979-08-23

6.2
Sands of Gold
Sands of Goldtrue

Directing

1971-01-01

0.0
The Great Clown
The Great Clowntrue

Directing

1952-04-21

0.0
The Devil of the Desert
The Devil of the Deserttrue

Directing

1954-12-27

5.0
You Are My Love
You Are My Lovetrue

Directing

1957-09-17

7.5
The Nile and the Life
The Nile and the Lifetrue

Directing

1968-01-01

5.5
The Water-Carrier Is Dead
The Water-Carrier Is Deadtrue

Production

1977-11-20

7.9

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