Youssef Chahine ( ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films that were listed in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. A winner of the Cannes 50th Anniversary Award (for lifetime achievement).
Youssef Chahine is credited for directing five films starring Salah Zulfikar including significant productions such as Saladin (1963), The Nile and the Life (1968) and Those People of the Nile (1972) and also credited with discovering Omar Sharif, whose first starring role was in Chahine's film The Blazing Sun (1954). 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 audiences as one of the co-directors of 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).
Filmography
# Year Arabic Title Translation Transliteration Notes 1 1950 بابا أمين Papa Amin Bābā Amīn 2 1951 ابن النيل Son of the Nile Ibn al-Nīl 3 1952 المهرج الكبير The Great Clown Al-Muharrig al-Kabīr 4 1953 سيدة القطار Lady of the Train Sayedat al-Qitar 5 نساء بلا رجال Women without Men Nisaa bila Regal 6 1954 صراع فى الوادي Struggle in the Valley Ṣirāʿ fī al-Wādī Aka The Blazing Sun 7 شيطان الصحراء The Desert Devil Shaitan al Sahraa 8 1956 صراع فى الميناء Struggle in the Pier Ṣirāʿ fī al-Mīnāʾ Aka Dark Waters 9 1957 ودعت حبك Farewell to Your Love Wadda'tu Hobbaka 10 إنت حبيبي You're My Love Inta Ḥabībī 11 1958 باب الحديد Cairo Station Bāb al-Ḥadīd (The Iron Gate) 12 جميلة بوحريد Jamila, the Algerian Djamila Bouhired 13 1959 حب إلى الأبد Forever Yours Hobb lel Abad Entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. 14 1960 بين ايديك In Your Hands Bein Edeik 15 نداء العشاق A Lover's Call Nidaa al Oushaak 16 1961 رجل في حياتي A Man in My Life Rajul fe Haiaty 17 1963 الناصر صلاح الدين Saladin the Victorious Al-Nāṣir Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. 18 1964 فجر يوم جديد Dawn of a New Day Fajr Yawm Jadīd 19 1965 بياع الخواتم The Ring Salesman Bīyā al-KhawātimAka Auliban, the Seller of Jokes. Starring Lebanese legend Fairuz. Based on the musical of 1964. 20 1966 رمال من ذهب Golden Sands Rimal min Thahab 21 1967 عيد الميرون The Feast of Mairun Eid al Mairun Short film 22 1968 النيل الحياة The Nile and the Life Al Nil wal Hayah 23 1969 الأرض The Land Al-Ard 24 1970 الإختيار The Choice Al-Ikhtiyār 25 1972 سلوى الفتاة الصغيرة التى تكلم الأبقار Salwa the Little Girl who Talks to Cows Salwā al-Fatā al-Saghīra allatī Takallam al-Abqār Short film Aka Salwa 26 1972 الناس والنيل Those People of the Nile Al-Nas wal Nil 27 1973 العصفور The Sparrow Al-ʿUṣfūr 28 انطلاق Forward We Go Intilak Documentary 29 1976 عودة الابن الضال Return of The Prodigal Son ʿAwdat al-Ibn al-Ḍāl 30 1978 إسكندرية... ليه؟ Alexandria... Why? Iskandariyya... līh? 31 1982 حدوتة مصرية An Egyptian Tale Hadduta Miṣriyya 32 1985 وداعًا بونابرت Adieu Bonaparte Wadān Būnābart 33 1986 اليوم السادس The Sixth Day Al-Yawm al-Sadis 34 1989 إسكندرية كمان وكمان Alexandria Again and Forever Iskandariyya Kamān wa Kamān 35 1991 القاهرة منورة بأهلها Cairo as Told by Chahin Al-Qāhira Munawwara bi-Ahliha TV documentary 36 1994 المهاجر The Emigrant Al-Muhajir 37 1997 المصير The Destiny Al-Maṣīr 38 1998 كلها خطوة It's Only a Step Kolaha Khatwa Short film 39 1999 الأخر The Other Al-Akhar 40 2001 سكوت ح نصور Silence, We're Rolling Sukūt Ḥanṣawwar 41 2002 11, سبتمبر September, 11th Aka 11'09"01 Eleven Minutes, Nine Seconds, One Image 42 2004 إسكندرية-نيويورك Alexandria-New York Iskandariyya-New York 43 2007 هي فوضى..؟ Is This Chaos..? Hiya Fawḍā...? Premiere at the Venice Film Festival
See also Lists of Egyptian films
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