Youssef Chahine

Regie, Autor, Produzent, Darsteller, Komponist

25. Januar 1926 — 27. Juli 2008 (82 Jahre)
Youssef Chahine (born in Alexandria, Egypt, 1926) started studying in a friars' school and then turned to Victoria College until High School Certificate. After one year at the University of Alexandria, he moved to the U.S. and spent two years at the Pasadena Play House, taking courses on film and dramatic arts. After coming back to Egypt, cinematographer Alevise Orfanelli helped him into the film business. His film debut was Baba Amin (1950): one year later, with Son of the Nile (1951) he was first invited to the Cannes Film festival. In 1970, he was awarded a Golden Tanit at the Carthage Festival. With Le moineau (1973), he directed the first Egypt-Algeria co-production. He won a Silver Bear in Berlin for Alexandria... Why? (1979), the first installment in what proved to be an autobiographic trilogy, completed with Hadduta Masriya (1982)(An Egyptian Story (1982)) and Alexandria: Again and Forever (1989).

In 1992, Jacques Lassalle proposed him to stage a piece of his choice for Comédie Française: Chahine chose to adapt Albert Camus' "Caligula," which proved hugely successful. The same year he started writing The Emigrant (1994), a story inspired by the Biblical character of Joseph, son of Jacob. This had long been a dream project, and he finally got to shoot it in 1994. In 1997, 46 years and 5 invitations later, he was again selected Hors Competition in Cannes with Destiny (1997).

Bekannt aus

  • 11'09''01 - September 11
    11'09''01 - September 112002
  • Tatort… Hauptbahnhof Kairo
    Tatort… Hauptbahnhof Kairo1958
  • Alexandria… warum?
    Alexandria… warum?1979
  • Das Schicksal
    Das Schicksal1997
  • Chaos
    Chaos2007
  • The Land
    The Land1970
  • Sultan Saladin
    Sultan Saladin1963
  • Tödliche Rache
    Tödliche Rache1954
  • Der Andere
    Der Andere1999
  • Eine ägyptische Geschichte
    Eine ägyptische Geschichte1982
  • Der Emigrant
    Der Emigrant1994
  • Return of the Prodigal Son
    Return of the Prodigal Son1976
  • Für immer Alexandria
    Für immer Alexandria1989
  • Dunkle Wasser
    Dunkle Wasser1956
  • Alexandria... New York
    Alexandria... New York2004
  • Silence... We're Rolling
    Silence... We're Rolling2001
  • Lumière & Compagnie
    Lumière & Compagnie1995
  • Der sechste Tag
    Der sechste Tag1986
  • Adieu Bonaparte
    Adieu Bonaparte1985
  • Der Spatz
    Der Spatz1972

Filmografie