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    Person Name يوسف شاهين
    Person Name in English Youssef Chahine
    Birth Name يوسف جبريل شاهين
    Birth Name in English Youssef Gibril Chahine
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    Nationality Egypt
    gender male
    Date of Birth 1926-01-25
    Died on 2008-07-27
    Birth Country Egypt
    Birth City Al Iskandariyah
    Death Country
    Death Reason جلطة فى المخ مع غيبوبة
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    Achraf Wassim

    Youssef Chahine (born in Alexandria, 1926) started studying in a friars' school, and then turned to Victoria College until the baccalaureate. After one year in 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 returning to Egypt, cinematographer Alevise Orfanelli helped him into the film business. His film debut was Baba Ameen i.e. Father Ameen (1950)”. One year later, with “Ebn Aal-Neel Son of the Nile” he was first invited to the Cannes Film festival. In 1958, he directed “Baab al-hadeed i.e. Cairo Station” and”Djamila Bouhired”. In 1970, his film “Al-ard i.e. The land” wone a Golden Tanit at the Carthage Film Festival and was nominated for Palme d’Or. With “Al-osfour i.e. The sparrow (1973)”, he directed the first Egypt-Algeria co-production. He won a Silver Bear in Berlin for “Eskendereyya..leih? Alexandria..Why? (1979)”, the first of what proved to be an autobiographic set of films, completed by “Haddouta Masreyya i.e. Egyptian tale (1982)”, “Eskendereyya kamaan we kamaan i.e. Alexandria again and forever (1990)” and “Eskendereyya..New York i.e. Alexandria..New York (2004)”. In 1992, French director Jacques Lassalle proposed him to stage a piece of his choice for the Comédie Française; Chahine chose to adapt Albert Camus' "Caligula," which proved hugely successful. The same year he started “Al-mohaager i.e. The immigrant (1994)”, a story inspired by the character of Prophet Joseph, son of Jacob. This had long been a dream-project. In 1997, 46 years and 5 invitations later, he was again selected Hors Competition in Cannes with “Al-masseer i.e. Destiny” and was awarded the Fiftieth Anniversary Prize (Lifetime Achievement Award for his whole works). Between 1970 and 2002, Chahine won 7 awards from many International Film Festivals and was nominated 9 other times. Worth mention, Chahine always had his own way in acting which seems contagious to all his cast with a few exceptions. He established “Aflaam Misr al-Alameyya i.e. Misr International Films” along with Gabriel and Marianne Khoury.

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    Filmography

    Section Director

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    1) To Each His Own Cinema Director
    2) Heya Fawda Director
    3) Alexandria - New York Director
    4) September 11 Director
    5) Skoot Hansawar Director
    6) Al-Akhar Director
    7) Kolha Khatwa Director
    8) Al Maseer Director
    9) El Mohager Director
    10) Caligula Director
    11) Elqahira Menawwara Be Ahlaha Director
    12) Eskendereya Kaman we Kaman Director
    13) Alyawm alssadis Director
    14) Alwadae ya bunabirt Director
    15) Hadota Masria Director
    16) Iskanderija... lih? Director
    17) Awdat Al Ibn Aldal Director
    18) El Asfour Director
    19) Entlaq Director
    20) Alnaas walnayl Director
    21) Salwa, el fatah el lty tokalm el abqar Director
    22) Al-Ikhtyar Director
    23) Remal Men Dahab Director
    24) Al Ard Director
    25) Alnayl walhaya Director
    26) Feast of Chrism Director
    27) The Seller of Rings Director
    28) Fagr Youm Gedid Director
    29) Al Nasser Salah El Deen Director
    30) Rajul fi hayati Director
    31) Bein Edayk Director
    32) Nida' aleishaq Director
    33) Huba 'iilaa al'abad Director
    34) Bab El Hadid Director
    35) Jamila Bouhired Director
    36) Inta Habibi Director
    37) Seraa Fel Minaa Director
    38) Wada'at Hobbak Director
    39) Desert Devil Director
    40) Seraa Fel Wadi Director
    41) Nisa' bila rijal Director
    42) Almahraj alkabir Director
    43) Sayidat alqitar Director
    44) Ibn El-Nile Director
    45) A Woman of Fire Assistant Director
    46) Baba 'amin Director

    Section Writer

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    1) Alexandria - New York Story & Screenplay
    2) September 11 Writer
    3) Skoot Hansawar Writer
    4) Al-Akhar
    5) Kolha Khatwa Writer
    6) Al Maseer Story & Screenplay
    7) El Mohager Writer
    8) Eskendereya Kaman we Kaman Scriptwriter
    9) Alyawm alssadis
    10) Alwadae ya bunabirt Scriptwriter
    11) Hadota Masria
    12) Iskanderija... lih? Scriptwriter
    13) Awdat Al Ibn Aldal Story & Screenplay
    14) El Asfour
    15) Salwa, el fatah el lty tokalm el abqar Writer
    16) Al-Ikhtyar Story & Screenplay
    17) Remal Men Dahab Story & Screenplay
    18) Alnayl walhaya Writer
    19) Feast of Chrism Writer
    20) Al Nasser Salah El Deen Writer
    21) Seraa Fel Minaa Story & script
    22) Nisa' bila rijal Scriptwriter
    23) Almahraj alkabir Writer
    24) Sayidat alqitar
    25) Ibn El-Nile
    26) Baba 'amin Writer

    Section Actor

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    1) Let’s Talk
    2) The Story of Film: An Odyssey
    3) To Each His Own Cinema
    4) Ouija
    5) Ashqat el Cinema
    6) Concerto fi Darb Saada
    7) Elqahira Menawwara Be Ahlaha
    8) Eskendereya Kaman we Kaman
    9) Arab Camera
    10) Alyawm alssadis
    11) Hadota Masria
    12) Fagr Youm Gedid
    13) 'Iismaeil ys fi altayaran
    14) Bab El Hadid
    15) Nisa' bila rijal

    Section Producer

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    1) Heya Fawda Producer
    2) Skoot Hansawar Producer
    3) Al-Akhar Producer
    4) El Mohager Producer
    5) Shafiqa Wi Metwally Producer
    6) El-Sakaa Mat Producer
    7) El Asfour Producer

    Section Other

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    1) Shaheen Leh
    2) Answer Immediately
    3) Safaa Hour Guest
    4) Hadoudet Chahine
    5) Men El Alef Ela El Ya' Guest

    Section Music Composer

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    1) Skoot Hansawar
    2) Alyawm alssadis

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    Section Photographer

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    Section Public Relations

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    Section Art Director

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    Section Laboratory

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    Section Casting

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    Section Dubbing

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