Directing
Youssef Chahine
- Titles
- 57movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1944 to 2007, busiest in 1972 with 3 main titles.
- Directed
- 46titles as director
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
An Egyptian Story85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.6average 2.6
- Politics5.4average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.9average 3.3
- Social Commentary7.2average 4.9
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.6average 2.3
- Romance5.2average 3.8
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.2, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.5, average 2.5
- Scare1.6, average 2.6
- Physical Comedy1.5, average 2.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Egyptian Cinema 9
- Social Commentary 7
- Political Intrigue 6
- Melodrama 4
- Nostalgic 4
- Meta-Narrative 3
- Historical Context 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Classic Egyptian Cinema 3
- Historical Setting 2
- Political Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Rashida Abdel SalamEditorSeptember 11, Saladin, Destiny, The Land, Alexandria… Why?, +14 more
Mahmood Al-MelejiActorSaladin, The Land, Alexandria… Why?, Return of the Prodigal Son, Jamila, the Algerian, +4 more
Seif AbdelrahmanActorDestiny, Adieu Bonaparte, The Emigrant, Alexandria Again and Forever, The Choice, +3 more
Kamal Abul ElaEditorCairo Station, The Blazing Sun, Struggle in the Harbor, Lady of The Train, Son of the Nile, +2 more
Mohsen NasrCinematographerSeptember 11, Destiny, Adieu Bonaparte, Alexandria… Why?, An Egyptian Story, +2 more
Khaled YoussefActorDestiny, The Emigrant, The Other, Chaos, This Is?, Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine, +1 more
Ahmed KhorshedCinematographerThe Blazing Sun, Struggle in the Harbor, In Your Hands, The Choice, My One And Only Love, +1 more
Faten HamamaActorThe Blazing Sun, Struggle in the Harbor, Son of the Nile, Baba Amin, Sands of Gold
Fouad El-ZahryComposerCairo Station, The Blazing Sun, Struggle in the Harbor, Alexandria… Why?, The Devil of the Desert
Ramses MarzoukCinematographerTo Each His Own Cinema, The Emigrant, Alexandria Again and Forever, Chaos, This Is?, Alexandria... New York
Alevise OrfanelliCinematographerCairo Station, The Devil of the Desert, Women Without Men, A Man in My Life, Lovers' Call- WWagih NaguibWriterIn Your Hands, Jamila, the Algerian, Forever Yours, A Man in My Life, Lovers' Call
Movies and TV shows
502000s
6 titles · average score 70
Director
Producer, Director
Writer, Director
Writer, Director
Director, Music
as as Self
1990s
6 titles · average score 68
Director, Producer
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
Director
Director, Writer
1980s
5 titles · average score 71
as Yehia Eskendarany / Marc Antoine / Sostratus / Hephaestion
as Rafah
Screenplay, Dialogue
as Old Yehia
as N°133
1970s
11 titles · average score 73
Director, Writer
Producer
Producer, Director
Director, Writer
Director, Producer
Director
Director, Writer
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
Director
1960s
8 titles · average score 69
Director, Writer
Director
Director
as Hamada
Director, Screenplay
Director
Director
Director
1950s
13 titles · average score 69
Director
as Qinawi
Director
Director
Story, Screenplay
Director
Director
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
Director, Writer
1940s
1 title
Writer, Director