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Youssef Chahine
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 82
Also known asيوسف شاهين, Юсеф Шахин, Youssef ChahineGenderMaleNationalityEgyptBorn25/01/1926Born inAlexandria, EgyptDied27/07/2008 (aged 82)Died inCairoCausecerebral hemorrhageWikidataQ312611 ↗TMDb#20023 ↗

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. As 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.

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Filmography16 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2019Let's TalkMovieSelf (archive footage)93
2019Into Studio MasrMovieSelf93
2011The Story of Film: An OdysseySeriesSelf85
2009Chahine…Why?MovieSelf83
2002Women Who Loved CinemaMovieSelf76
1992Chahine & CoMovie—66
1987Matin BonheurSeriesSelf61
1987Arab CameraMovieSelf61
1981Cinématon XIVMovieN°13355
1974Spécial cinémaSeriesSelf48
1964Dawn of a New DayMovieHamada38
1959Ismail Yassine in the Air ForceMovie—33
1958Cairo StationMovieQinawi32
1953Women Without MenMovie—27
0شاهين ابن النيلMoviehimself—
0Shaheen... Why?Seriesself—