Alexandria why youssef chahine biography

Egyptian film director (1926–2008)

Youssef Chahine (Arabic: يوسف شاهين, romanized: Yūsuf Shāhīn[ˈjuːsɪfʃæˈhiːn]; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian^[1] film director.

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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).

Childhood and early life

Chahine (Fr. pronounced Shaaheen) was born in Alexandria, Egypt to an Egyptian Coptic family.^[5] His father was an Egyp