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Youssef El Sebai

Career

Active from 1954 to 2018, with a break from 1981 to 2017, busiest in 1978 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Land of Hypocrisy
Land of Hypocrisy
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Youssef El Sebai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.3, average 5.4
  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.7, average 2.4
  • Scare
    2.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Romantic Drama 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Forbidden Love 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Classic Film 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Egyptian Cinema 3
  • Classic Egyptian Cinema 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Family Secrets 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
My Love... Always
My Love... Always (1980)

Writer

1970s

9 titles · average score 76
Life is a Moment
Life is a Moment (1978)

Writer

Remember Me
Remember Me (1978)

Novel

امرأة بلا قيد
امرأة بلا قيد (1978)

Writer

Valley of Memories
Valley of Memories (1978)

Writer

The Water-Carrier Is Dead
The Water-Carrier Is Dead (1977)
GoodWatch score 76

Novel

Life is a Carnival
Life is a Carnival (1975)

Screenplay

Hatta Akher AlOmr
Hatta Akher AlOmr (1975)

Story

Soul lover
Soul lover (1973)

Writer

We Don't Sow the Thorns
We Don't Sow the Thorns (1970)

Writer, Novel

1960s

13 titles · average score 70
Nadia
Nadia (1969)

Writer

Land of Hypocrisy
Land of Hypocrisy (1968)
GoodWatch score 77

Author, Writer

اللقاء الثاني
اللقاء الثاني (1967)

Novel

The Place of Weeping Lovers
The Place of Weeping Lovers (1966)

Novel

Saladin
Saladin (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

Dialogue, Story

The Last Night
The Last Night (1963)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer

Bekaya azraa
Bekaya azraa (1962)

Writer

Wives killing association
Wives killing association (1962)

Writer

Gharam Al-Asyad
Gharam Al-Asyad (1961)

Writer

Oh Islam
Oh Islam (1961)
GoodWatch score 61

Dialogue

Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady (1961)

Writer

Bahia
Bahia (1960)

Screenplay

1950s

8 titles · average score 66
Among the Ruins
Among the Ruins (1959)

Screenplay

Jamila, the Algerian
Jamila, the Algerian (1958)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

The Love Street
The Love Street (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

Return My Heart
Return My Heart (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer

Lover's Walk
Lover's Walk (1957)

Screenplay

Inni rahela
Inni rahela (1955)

Writer

Traces in the Sand
Traces in the Sand (1954)

Writer

Ethics for Sale
Ethics for Sale (1950)

Idea