Youssef Chahine
25 films or more
50 active years or more
About
Date and place of birth:
25/01/1926
- Alexandria, Egypt
Date and place of death:
27/07/2008
- Cairo, Egypt
(82 years)
Years active:*
1950 - 2007
Spouses:
Colette Vavodone
* According to Dhliz film database
Films (10)
Gallery (67)
User memes (12)
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Trivia (7)
He is a director who achieved international fame.
Born to a Lebanese father and an Egyptian mother of Greek origin, and he also has Syrian and Italian roots.
Acted in some of his films.
Founded a production company called "Misr International Films Company".
Partnered with French cinematic institutions to finance his later films.
He had a special acting style, which he tried to pass on to the actors who worked with him.
The director Khaled Youssef was mentored by him after meeting him as a university student.
Gallery (67)
Posters (12)
Through the years
Nesa2 Bela Regal
(1953)
Bab Al-7adid
(1958)
Ismail Yassine Fel-Tayaran
(1959)
Fagr Youm Gedid
(1965)
Eskenderya.. Leh?
(1979)
Al-Youm Al-Sades
(1986)
Eskenderya Kaman Wa Kaman
(1990)
Ouija
(2006)
Writer (16)
Director (35)
Production (22)
Awards (2)
Won numerous awards at Arab and international festivals.
Honorary Award, Cannes Film Festival, 1997 (50th edition).
