Portrait of Youssef Chahine

Directing

Youssef Chahine

Career

Active from 1944 to 2007, busiest in 1972 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for An Egyptian Story
An Egyptian Story
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Youssef Chahine Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Egyptian Cinema 9
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Meta-Narrative 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Historical Context 3
  • Classic Egyptian Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

6 titles · average score 71
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Chaos, This Is?
Chaos, This Is? (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

Alexandria... New York
Alexandria... New York (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

September 11
September 11 (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

Silence... We're Rolling
Silence... We're Rolling (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Music

Kiarostami in Close up
Kiarostami in Close up (2000)

as as Self

1990s

6 titles · average score 68
The Other
The Other (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Producer

Kolha Khatwa
Kolha Khatwa (1998)

Director, Writer

Destiny
Destiny (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

The Emigrant
The Emigrant (1994)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Producer

Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine (1991)

Director

1980s

5 titles · average score 71
Alexandria Again and Forever
Alexandria Again and Forever (1989)
GoodWatch score 78

as Yehia Eskendarany / Marc Antoine / Sostratus / Hephaestion

The Sixth Day
The Sixth Day (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

as Rafah

Adieu Bonaparte
Adieu Bonaparte (1985)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Screenplay

An Egyptian Story
An Egyptian Story (1982)
GoodWatch score 85

as Old Yehia

Cinématon XIV
Cinématon XIV (1981)

as N°133

1970s

11 titles · average score 73
Alexandria… Why?
Alexandria… Why? (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Producer

Shafiqa and Metwally
Shafiqa and Metwally (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

Producer

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

Producer

Return of the Prodigal Son
Return of the Prodigal Son (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

Entelak
Entelak (1973)

Writer, Director

The Sparrow
The Sparrow (1972)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

The People and the Nile
The People and the Nile (1972)

Director

Salwa, the Little Girl Who Talks to Cows
Salwa, the Little Girl Who Talks to Cows (1972)

Writer, Director

The Choice
The Choice (1971)
GoodWatch score 74

Writer, Director

Sands of Gold
Sands of Gold (1971)

Writer, Director

The Land
The Land (1970)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

1960s

8 titles · average score 69
The Nile and the Life
The Nile and the Life (1968)

Writer, Director

The Feast of Mairun
The Feast of Mairun (1967)

Director

The Ring Seller
The Ring Seller (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Dawn of a New Day
Dawn of a New Day (1964)

as Hamada

Saladin
Saladin (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Screenplay

A Man in My Life
A Man in My Life (1961)

Director

In Your Hands
In Your Hands (1960)

Director

Lovers' Call
Lovers' Call (1960)

Director

1950s

13 titles · average score 69
Forever Yours
Forever Yours (1959)

Director

Cairo Station
Cairo Station (1958)
GoodWatch score 76

as Qinawi

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

Director

My One And Only Love
My One And Only Love (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Struggle in the Harbor
Struggle in the Harbor (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

Story, Screenplay

Farewell, Love
Farewell, Love (1956)

Director

The Blazing Sun
The Blazing Sun (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

The Devil of the Desert
The Devil of the Desert (1954)

Screenplay, Director

Lady of The Train
Lady of The Train (1952)

Screenplay, Director

The Great Clown
The Great Clown (1952)

Writer, Director

Son of the Nile
Son of the Nile (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Baba Amin
Baba Amin (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

1940s

1 title
School life
School life (1944)

Director, Writer