

Directing
Youssef Chahine
- Career
Active from 1944 to 2007, busiest in 1972 with 3 main titles.
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
An Egyptian Story85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.1, average 5.4
- Uncanny1.6, average 2.5
- Physical Comedy1.4, average 2.4
- Situational Comedy1.8, 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.
Rashida Abdel SalamEditorCairo as Told by Youssef Chahine, September 11, Saladin, Destiny, Alexandria… Why?, +14 more
Mahmood Al-MelejiActorSaladin, Alexandria… Why?, The Land, The Sparrow, The People and the Nile, +4 more
Seif AbdelrahmanActorDestiny, The Emigrant, The Sparrow, Alexandria Again and Forever, The People and the Nile, +3 more
Mohsen NasrCinematographerSeptember 11, Destiny, Alexandria… Why?, An Egyptian Story, Adieu Bonaparte, +2 more
Kamal Abul ElaEditorCairo Station, Struggle in the Harbor, The Blazing Sun, Baba Amin, Son of the Nile, +2 more
Khaled YoussefActorCairo as Told by Youssef Chahine, Destiny, The Emigrant, Chaos, This Is?, The Other, +1 more
Ahmed KhorshedCinematographerStruggle in the Harbor, In Your Hands, The Blazing Sun, Farewell, Love, The Choice, +1 more
Faten HamamaActorStruggle in the Harbor, The Blazing Sun, Baba Amin, Son of the Nile, Sands of Gold
Ramses MarzoukCinematographerTo Each His Own Cinema, The Emigrant, Alexandria Again and Forever, Chaos, This Is?, Alexandria... New York- WWagih NaguibWriterIn Your Hands, Jamila, the Algerian, Forever Yours, Lovers' Call, A Man in My Life
Fouad El-ZahryComposerCairo Station, Struggle in the Harbor, Alexandria… Why?, The Blazing Sun, The Devil of the Desert
Alevise OrfanelliCinematographerCairo Station, The Devil of the Desert, Lovers' Call, Women Without Men, A Man in My Life
Movies and TV shows
502000s
6 titles · average score 71

GoodWatch score 83Director

GoodWatch score 71Director, Producer

GoodWatch score 62Writer, Director

GoodWatch score 69Writer, Director

GoodWatch score 72Director, Music
as as Self
1990s
6 titles · average score 68

GoodWatch score 58Director, Producer
Director, Writer

GoodWatch score 69Director, Writer

GoodWatch score 84Director

GoodWatch score 61Director, Producer
1980s
5 titles · average score 71

GoodWatch score 78as Yehia Eskendarany / Marc Antoine / Sostratus / Hephaestion

GoodWatch score 62as Rafah

GoodWatch score 59Director, Screenplay

GoodWatch score 85as Old Yehia
as N°133
1970s
11 titles · average score 73

GoodWatch score 77Director, Producer

GoodWatch score 68Producer

GoodWatch score 76Producer

GoodWatch score 68Director, Writer
Writer, Director

GoodWatch score 69Director, Writer
Director
Writer, Director

GoodWatch score 74Writer, Director
Writer, Director

GoodWatch score 81Director
1960s
8 titles · average score 69
Writer, Director
Director

GoodWatch score 73Director
as Hamada

GoodWatch score 65Director, Screenplay
Director
Director
Director
1950s
13 titles · average score 69
Director

GoodWatch score 76as Qinawi

GoodWatch score 72Director

GoodWatch score 70Director

GoodWatch score 66Story, Screenplay
Director

GoodWatch score 70Director
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Director

GoodWatch score 70Director, Writer

GoodWatch score 62Writer, Director
1940s
1 title
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