BIRTHDAY
DIED
July 25, 2008

PROFESSIONS
Screenwriter, Director
SOMETIMES CREDITED AS
BIOGRAPHY
Filmmaker Youssef Chahine is one of Egypt's finest filmmakers. He was born in Alexandria and is the son of a prominent lawyer. After attending Alexandria University, he spent two years in the U.S. studying drama at the Pasadena Playhouse. Upon his return home in 1948, Chahine began appearing in films. Two years later, he made his directorial debut. His first few films were....
Expand Full Bio

Filmmaker Youssef Chahine is one of Egypt's finest filmmakers. He was born in Alexandria and is the son of a prominent lawyer. After attending Alexandria University, he spent two years in the U.S. studying drama at the Pasadena Playhouse. Upon his return home in 1948, Chahine began appearing in films. Two years later, he made his directorial debut. His first few films were commercial, but he occasionally offered critiques of the Arab world in films such as The Blazing Sky (1952). Chahine is also noted for his ability to work comfortably with a wide variety of film genres.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Collapse Full Bio


Rovi Data Solutions, Inc.
- Portions of Content Provided by Rovi Data Solutions © 2009 Rovi Data Solutions, Inc.

Advertisement

Recently Worked With...

Mahmoud Hemida
Alexandrie... New York
Released: Jul. 7, 2004

Sean Penn at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Exposition Center. Los Angeles, CA - 01/25/09
Sean Penn
September 11
Released: Jul. 18, 2003

Latifa
Silence... On Tourne
Released: Jan. 1, 2001

Laila Eloui
Destiny
Released: Oct. 16, 1998

Amr Abdel-Guelil
Alexandria Again and Forever
Released: Jan. 1, 1989


Fan Sites

Youssef Chahine Fansites

No fan sites available. Create the first!
Are you the #1 Youssef Chahine Fan? Sign Up To Create A Website Here.

Top 5 Celebrities

Naomi Watts
Naomi Watts
September 28, 1968
Shoreham, England

Megan Fox up close at 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen' UK premiere
Megan Fox
May 16, 1986
Tennessee

Angelina Jolie at the Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) 2009 - Arrivals. London, England - 02/08/09
Angelina Jolie
June 04, 1975
Los Angeles, CA

©
Chris Hemsworth
N/A

Scarlett Johansson at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards (Oscars 2011) . Kodak Theatre. Hollywood, CA. 02-27-2011
Scarlett Johansson
November 22, 1984
New York, NY





Whats on Hollywood.com

Actors 302,663

Photos 461,013

Videos 12,836

Fan Pages 128,090

Reviews 2,464

Trailers 5,115

TV 129,006

Movies 269,380




Isn't It Time You Went Hollywood ®
©1999-2012 Hollywood.com, LLC