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Youssef Chahine | |
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| يوسف شاهين | |
 Youssef Chahine in 1986 | |
| Born | Youssef Gabriel Chahine 25 January 1926 |
| Died | 27 July 2008 (aged 82) |
| Nationality |  Egyptian |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Actor, Writer and Producer. |
| Notable work | Full list |
Youssef Chahine (Arabic: يوسف شاهين, romanized: Yūsuf Shāhīn [ˈjuːsɪf ʃæˈhiːn]; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian[1] film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death.[2] He directed twelve films included in a list of Top 100 Egyptian films published by the Cairo International Film Festival. [3] A winner of the Cannes 50th Anniversary Award (for lifetime achievement), Chahine was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif.[4] A well-regarded director with critics, he was often present at film festivals during the earlier decades of his work. Chahine gained his largest international audience as one of the co-directors of 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).
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- ^ "Encyclopædia Britannica: Chahine, (Gabriel) Youssef, Egyptian filmmaker". Britannica.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Top 100 Egyptian Films". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Legendary Egyptian film director in coma". France 24. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.