Youssef Chahine
DirectingBorn: January 25, 1926 in Alexandria, Egypt
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 ...
All Credits65 Titles
Film
61 Titles
6.5
FILM
To Each His Own Cinema2007

7.3
FILM
Saladin1963

6.8
FILM
Destiny1997

7.4
FILM
Cairo Station1958

6.4
FILM
September 112002

5.3
FILM
The Sixth Day1986

7.0
FILM
The Blazing Sun1954

5.9
FILM
Adieu Bonaparte1985

6.3
FILM
Lumière & Company1995

6.5
FILM
Alexandria… Why?1979

7.2
FILM
Jamila, the Algerian1958

5.8
FILM
The Emigrant1994

8.2
FILM
The Land1970

5.7
FILM
The Other1999

7.1
FILM
Chaos, This Is?2007

4.9
FILM
Alexandria Again and Forever1989




