FILM DIRECTOR

Youssef Chahine

1926 - 2008

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Youssef Chahine (Arabic: يوسف شاهين [ˈjuːsɪf ʃæˈhiːn]; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films included in a list of Top 100 Egyptian films published by the Cairo International Film Festival. A winner of the Cannes 50th Anniversary Award (for lifetime achievement), Chahine was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Youssef Chahine is the 289th most popular film director (down from 273rd in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 249th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Youssef Chahine ranks 289 out of 2,041. Before him are Gabriel Axel, Wes Anderson, Elem Klimov, George Stevens, Tsui Hark, and John Frankenheimer. After him are Frank Darabont, Leonid Gaidai, Sam Raimi, Frank Borzage, Stanley Donen, and Henri Verneuil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Youssef Chahine ranks 120. Before him are Patricia Neal, Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Siegfried Lenz, Verner Panton, Jean-Marie Lustiger, and Jimmy Savile. After him are Jürgen Moltmann, Nina Kulagina, Lu'ay al-Atassi, Efraín Ríos Montt, Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and Abdul Rahim Hatif. Among people deceased in 2008, Youssef Chahine ranks 72. Before him are Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, Mauricio Kagel, Hugo Claus, Isaac Hayes, Jerry Reed, and John List. After him are Eartha Kitt, Rajko Mitić, Nouhak Phoumsavanh, Mark Felt, Edwin Ernest Salpeter, and Bettie Page.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Youssef Chahine ranks 261 out of 642. Before him are Ahmed Shafik (1941), Didymus the Blind (313), Khendjer (-1800), Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), Senebkay (-1700), and Neferneferuaten Tasherit (-1400). After him are Suzanne Mubarak (1941), Osorkon II (-1000), Ali az-Zahir (1005), Narriman Sadek (1933), Al-Said Barakah (1260), and Ahmed ‘Urabi (1841).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Egypt

Among film directors born in Egypt, Youssef Chahine ranks 1. After him are Moshé Mizrahi (1931), Riccardo Freda (1909), Atom Egoyan (1960), and Alex Proyas (1963).

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