Directing
Youssef Chahine
- Titles
- 51movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1950 to 2007, busiest in 2007 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 42titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
The Choice74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Politics6.7average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism6.5average 3.3
- Social Commentary7.8average 4.9
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.6
- Satire & Parody4.1average 2.3
- Pathos6.9average 5.2
- Melancholy6.3average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy1.5, average 2.7
- Adrenaline4.2, average 5.1
- Physical Comedy1.6, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Egyptian Cinema 8
- Political Intrigue 6
- Social Commentary 4
- Melodrama 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Meta-Narrative 3
- Political Commentary 3
- Historical Setting 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Autobiographical 2
- Film History 2
- Anthology Film 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Rashida Abdel SalamEditor11’09”01—September 11, Destiny, Saladin, An Egyptian Story, The Emigrant, +14 more
Mahmood Al-MelejiActorSaladin, Jamila, the Algerian, The Land, Return of the Prodigal Son, Alexandria… Why?, +4 more
Seif AbdelrahmanActorDestiny, Adieu Bonaparte, The Emigrant, Alexandria Again and Forever, The Sparrow, +3 more
Kamal Abul ElaEditorCairo Station, The Blazing Sun, Dark Waters, Son of the Nile, Women Without Men, +2 more
Mohsen NasrCinematographer11’09”01—September 11, Destiny, Adieu Bonaparte, An Egyptian Story, Alexandria… Why?, +2 more
Khaled YoussefActorDestiny, Chaos, This Is?, The Emigrant, Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine, The Other, +1 more
Ahmed KhorshedCinematographerThe Blazing Sun, Dark Waters, In Your Hands, The Choice, Farewell, Love, +1 more
Faten HamamaActorThe Blazing Sun, Dark Waters, Son of the Nile, Baba Amin, Sands of Gold- WWagih NaguibWriterJamila, the Algerian, A Man in My Life, In Your Hands, Forever Yours, Lovers' Call
Fouad El-ZahryComposerCairo Station, The Blazing Sun, Dark Waters, Alexandria… Why?, The Devil of the Desert
Alevise OrfanelliCinematographerCairo Station, The Devil of the Desert, A Man in My Life, Women Without Men, Lovers' Call
Mahmoud HemidaActorDestiny, The Emigrant, The Other, Alexandria... New York
Movies and TV shows
462000s
7 titles · average score 66
66
Director
72
Director, Producer
Director
61
Writer, Director
66
Writer, Director
Producer, Director
as as Self
1990s
5 titles · average score 64
59
Director, Producer
69
Director, Writer
65
Director
62
Writer, Director
1980s
5 titles · average score 62
as Yehia Eskendarany / Marc Antoine / Sostratus / Hephaestion
59
as Rafah
60
Writer, Director
69
as Old Yehia
as N°133
1970s
9 titles · average score 69
67
Director, Writer
68
Producer
Producer
67
Writer, Director
Producer, Writer
Director
74
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
Director
1960s
7 titles · average score 72
Writer, Director
72
Director
as Hamada
Director, Screenplay
Director
Director
Director
1950s
13 titles · average score 69
Director
74
as Qinawi
71
Director
Director
64
Director, Story
Director
70
Director
Director, Screenplay
Director, Writer
Director, Writer
69
Director, Writer
Director, Writer