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يوسف شاهين, Юсеф Шахин, Youssef Chahine
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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).
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1926-01-25
- event Death Date 2008-07-27
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 3.4
- info Birth Place Alexandria, Egypt
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Kiarostami in Close up
2000-01-01
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Dawn of a New Day
1964-02-10
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Women Without Men
1953-02-05
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Ismail Yassine in the Air Force
1959-06-14
7.4
Cairo Station
1958-07-31
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Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
1991-09-21
4.7
Alexandria Again and Forever
1989-12-04
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Let's Talk
2019-11-21
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Concerto in Darb Saada
1998-06-14
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Into Studio Masr
2019-10-27
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An Egyptian Story
1982-09-27
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Ouija
2006-01-06
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Trio
1987-04-02
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The Sixth Day
1986-09-29
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Women Who Loved Cinema
2002-06-28
5.7
Arab Camera
1987-01-02
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Cinématon XIV
1981-11-08
7.7
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011-09-03
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Spécial cinéma
1974-09-25
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Matin Bonheur
1987-04-14
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Return Of The Prodigal Son
1976-09-24
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Alexandria… Why?
1979-08-23
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Destiny
1997-08-18
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Saladin the Victorious
1963-02-25
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Saladin the Victorious
1963-02-25
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Cairo Station
1958-07-31
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An Egyptian Story
1982-09-27
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Alexandria Again and Forever
1989-12-04
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The Land
1970-01-26
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Alexandria Again and Forever
1989-12-04
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The Emigrant
1994-09-26
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The Sparrow
1974-08-26
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Shafiqa and Metwally
1978-11-27
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The Other
1999-05-26
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Silence... We're Rolling
2001-10-06
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Return Of The Prodigal Son
1976-09-24
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Return Of The Prodigal Son
1976-09-24
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Chaos, This Is?
2007-11-28
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Chaos, This Is?
2007-11-28
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Adieu Bonaparte
1985-05-17
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Silence... We're Rolling
2001-10-06
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Silence... We're Rolling
2001-10-06
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The Blazing Sun
1954-03-01
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The Lady on the Train
1952-08-28
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Destiny
1997-08-18
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Son of the Nile
1951-01-10
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The Other
1999-05-26
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The Other
1999-05-26
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Jamila, the Algerian
1958-12-09
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The Choice
1971-03-15
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The Sixth Day
1986-09-29
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Baba Amin
1950-11-20
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Baba Amin
1950-11-20
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The Devil of the Desert
1954-12-27
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Dark Waters
1956-01-16
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Dark Waters
1956-01-16
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11’09”01—September 11
2002-09-04
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To Each His Own Cinema
2007-10-31
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11’09”01—September 11
2002-09-04
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Lumière & Company
1995-12-20
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The Ring Seller
1965-01-02
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In Your Hands
1960-01-27
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Dawn of a New Day
1964-02-10
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Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
1991-09-21
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Silence... We're Rolling
2001-10-06
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The Sixth Day
1986-09-29
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Forever Yours
1959-09-15
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Lovers' Call
1960-10-20
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A Man in My Life
1961-06-21
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The Lady on the Train
1952-08-28
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Dark Waters
1956-01-16
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Alexandria... New York
2004-05-21
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People and the Nile
1972-01-17
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Alexandria… Why?
1979-08-23
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Adieu Bonaparte
1985-05-17
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Farewell, Love
1956-10-29
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The Sparrow
1974-08-26
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An Egyptian Story
1982-09-27
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An Egyptian Story
1982-09-27
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The Sixth Day
1986-09-29
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The Sparrow
1974-08-26
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The Choice
1971-03-15
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The Emigrant
1994-09-26
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The Emigrant
1994-09-26
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Alexandria... New York
2004-05-21
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Sands of Gold
1971-01-01
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The Nile and the Life
1968-01-01
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Women Without Men
1953-02-05
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The Great Clown
1952-04-21
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Son of the Nile
1951-01-10
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The Feast of Mairun
1967-04-17
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The Feast of Mairun
1967-04-17
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Women Without Men
1953-02-05
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Alexandria… Why?
1979-08-23
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Sands of Gold
1971-01-01
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The Great Clown
1952-04-21
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The Devil of the Desert
1954-12-27
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You Are My Love
1957-09-17
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The Nile and the Life
1968-01-01
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The Water-Carrier Is Dead
1977-11-20