Youssef Chahine
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-01-25 (82 years old)
Deathday
2008-07-27
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Egypt
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 firs...
Acting
2000
as as Self
1964
as Hamada
1958
as Qinawi
1991
1989
as Yehia Eskendarany / Marc Antoine / Sostratus / Hephaestion
2019
as Self (archive footage)
2019
as Self
1982
as Old Yehia
2006
1987
as Self
1986
as Rafah
2002
as Self
1987
as Self
1981
as N°133
Production
1976
as Producer
1979
as Director
1997
as Director
1963
as Director
1963
as Screenplay
1958
as Director
1970
as Director
1989
as Director
1982
as Director
1974
as Director
1989
as Writer
1994
as Director
1978
as Producer
1999
as Director
2001
as Director
1976
as Director
1976
as Writer
2007
as Director
2007
as Producer
1985
as Director
2001
as Music
2001
as Producer
1954
as Director
1952
as Screenplay
1997
as Writer
1951
as Director
1999
as Producer
1999
as Writer
1958
as Director
1971
as Director
1986
as Director
1950
as Director
1950
as Writer
1954
as Screenplay
1956
as Screenplay
1956
as Story
2007
as Director
2002
as Writer
2002
as Director
1995
as Director
1965
as Director
1960
as Director
1964
as Director
1991
as Director
2001
as Writer
1986
as Songs
1959
as Director
1960
as Director
1961
as Director
1952
as Director
1956
as Director
2004
as Director
1972
as Director
1979
as Producer
1985
as Writer
1956
as Director
1974
as Writer
1982
as Producer
1982
as Writer
1994
as Writer
2004
as Writer
1974
as Producer
1986
as Writer
1971
as Writer
1971
as Writer
1968
as Writer
1994
as Producer
1952
as Writer
1953
as Writer
1951
as Writer
1953
as Director
1979
as Writer
1971
as Director
1952
as Director
1954
as Director
1957
as Director
1968
as Director
1977
as Producer
2007
as Director
© All Rights Reserved 2025