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Youssef Chahine
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Egyptian film director (1926–2008)
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Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Alexandria in 1926, he worked in film production, acting, and film direction from 1950 until 2004. He was a male who spoke Arabic, French, and English, with Arabic as his native language. He was educated at Collège Saint Marc in Alexandria and Victoria College.
Chahine received the Silver Bear and the François Chalais Prize for his work. He died in Cairo in 2008 due to a cerebral hemorrhage resulting from natural causes. His archives are held at the Cinémathèque Française. He is affiliated with the Catholic Church.
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Film & TV
Alexandria, Egypt
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…
Known for
- Let's Talk — Self (archive footage)2019
- Into Studio Masr — Self2019
- The Story of Film: An Odyssey — Self2011
- Chahine…Why? — Self2009
- Ouija2006
- Women Who Loved Cinema — Self2002
- Kiarostami in Close up — as Self2000
- Concerto in Darb Saada1998
- Chahine & Co1992
- Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine — Self1991
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Key facts
- Born
- Youssef Gabriel Chahine , ( 1926-01-25 ) 25 January 1926, Alexandria , Kingdom of Egypt
- Died
- 27 July 2008 (2008-07-27) (aged 82), Cairo , Egypt
- Occupations
- Film director, Actor, Writer and Producer.
- Notable work
- Full list
- Relatives
- Marianne Khoury (niece)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Egypt
- Place of birth
- Alexandria
- Place of death
- Cairo
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Victoria College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Arabic
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Official website
- youssefchahine.us
- Image
- Youssef Chahine in Cairo 1986.jpg
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- Commons category
- Youssef Chahine
- date of birth
- 1926-01-25
- date of death
- 2008-07-27
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- يوسف جبرائيل شاهين
- topic's main category
- Category:Films directed by Youssef Chahine
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- archives at
- Cinémathèque Française
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Youssef Chahine
- filmography
- filmography of Youssef Chahine
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- end of work period
- 2004-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Youssef Chahine (Arabic: يوسف شاهين [ˈjuːsɪf ʃæˈhiːn]; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) 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 (for lifetime achievement), 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. Chahine gained his largest international audience as one of the co-directors of 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).
Childhood and early life
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