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The Land
(الأرض)
A group of peasant farmers fight for their rights against their corrupt landowner.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1969
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Ezzat El Alaili, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Hamdy Ahmed, Yehia Chahine, Tewfik El Dekn, Ali El Sherif
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
(القاهرة منورة بأهلها)
A portrait of both Egypt's most famous city and its most famous filmmaker.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1991
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel
Saladin the Victorious
(الناصر صلاح الدين)
Saladin leads the Muslim military campaign against European Christians during the Third Crusade.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1963
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Ahmad Mazhar, Nadia Lotfi, Salah Zulfikar, Leila Fawzi, Hamdy Gheith, Laila Taher
- Genre Adventure, Drama, War
- Available on Criterion Channel
Cairo Station
(باب الحديد)
A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1958
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Farid Shawqi, Hend Rostom, Youssef Chahine, Hassan el Baroudi, Abdel Aziz Khalil, Said Khalil
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel
The Choice
(الإختيار)
When a free-spirited sailor is found murdered, his twin brother--a famous novelist--is the prime suspect.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1971
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Ezzat ElAlaili, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Souad Hosny, Saif Abdel Rahman, Youssef Wahby, Mimi Chakib
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Alexandria… Why?
(إسكندرية... ليه؟)
In World War II Alexandria, an Egyptian teenager dreams of making it big in Hollywood.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, Algeria • 1979
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Farid Shawqi, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Ezzat El Alaili, Youssef Wahby
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
An Egyptian Story
(حدوتة مصرية)
A middle aged man sees his entire life before his eyes during heart surgery.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1982
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Nour El-Sherif, Yousra, Mohsen Mohie Eldein, Gumball Williams, Soheir El-Bably, Magda El-Khatib
- Genre Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Ring Seller
(بياع الخواتم)
In a tranquil village, the mayor decides to invent a mystical figure which begins to occupy the village's imaginations.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Lebanon • 1965
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Fairuz, Nasri Shamseddine, Joseph Azar, Phelemone Wehbe, Joseph Nassif, Elie Choueiri
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Destiny
(المصير)
In 12th century Andalusia, a famed liberal philosopher and judge faces criticism and persecution.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Egypt • 1997
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Nour El-Sherif, Layla Olwy, Mahmoud Hemida, Safia El Emary, Mohamed Mounir, Khaled El Nabawy
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Chaos, This Is ?
(هي فوضى..؟)
A tyrannical police officer lusts after a woman who is in love with another man.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Egypt • 2007
- Director Youssef Chahine, Khaled Youssef
- Cast Khaled Saleh, Menna Shalabi, Youssef ElSherif, Hala Sedki, Dorra, Hala Fakher
- Genre Crime, Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Blazing Sun
(صراع في الوادي)
A wealthy landlord floods a village to prevent its inhabitants from making a profit, while his daughter falls for one of the villagers.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1954
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Faten Hamamah, Omar Sharif, Zaki Rostom, Farid Shawqi, Abdel Warith Assir, Ahmad Abdel Waress
- Genre Crime, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Return of the Prodigal Son
(عودة الابن الضال)
A son returns to his ancestral village after 12 years and must face the judgement of his family and community.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1976
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Hoda Soltan, Shukri Sarhan, Soheir El-Morshidy, Hesham Selim, Majida El Roumi
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Criterion Channel
Jamila, the Algerian
(جميلة الجزائرية)
Jamila joins the Algerian nationalist movement in the struggle to liberate her country from France's brutal occupation.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1958
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Magda ElSabahi, Ahmed Mazhar, Salah Zulfiqar, Rushdy Abaza, Zahret ElOla, Kariman
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Sixth Day
(اليوم السادس)
A washerwoman takes care of her family while she resists the possibilities of another life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, France • 1986
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Dalida, Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Shwikar, Hamdy Ahmed, Youssef Chahine, Abla Kamel
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Sparrow
(العصفور)
The story a village unravels when a police officer collides with a journalist investigating the heist of a state-owned factory.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, Algeria • 1972
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Mohsena Tawfiq, Saif Abdel Rahman, Habiba, Mariam Fakhr Eddine, Salah Qabil
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Nile Son
(ابن النيل)
A farmer who hates his life and living in the village plans an escape to the city...
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1951
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Faten Hamamah, Yahia Shaheen, Shukry Sarhan, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Samiha Tawfiq, Ferdoos Mohammed
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Dark Waters
(صراع في الميناء)
A fisherman returns home after a three-year absence and must confront the new realities that await him on shore.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1956
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Omar Sharif, Faten Hamamah
- Genre Action, Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Emigrant
(المهاجر)
This interesting character study puts an Egyptian spin on the Biblical tale of Joseph.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, France • 1994
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Ahmad Bedir, Safia El Emary, Khaled El Nabawy, Hanan Turk, Mahmoud Hemida
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Alexandria, Again and Forever
(إسكندرية كمان وكمان)
After a row with one of his lead actors, an aging filmmaker questions his creative and life choices.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Egypt • 1989
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Youssef Chahine, Yousra, Hussein Fahmy, Amr Abdul Gelil, Hesham Selim
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Father Amin
(بابا أمين)
Amin invests everything in project, but when it fails, he dies and watches on from the afterlife.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1950
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Husain Reyadh, Faten Hamamah, Kamal el-Shennawi, Mary Moneib, Farid Shawqi, Hind Rostom
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Goodbye, Bonaparte
(الوداع يا بونابرت)
When Napoleon's army lands in Egypt in 1798, an Alexandrian family struggles with their differing responses.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, France • 1985
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Ahmed Abdelaziz, Gamil Ratib, Michel Piccoli, Patrice Chéreau, Abla Kamel
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Criterion Channel
In Your Hands
(بين إيديك)
An aristocratic family begins to lose their authority and control when they experience financial hardship.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1960
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Magda al Sabahi, Shukri Sarhan, Olwiya Gamil, Zeinat Sedki, Abdel Fatah Al Kasri
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Other
(الآخر)
Trouble arises when a reporter investigates the corruption of her wealthy husband's family.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Egypt • 1999
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Hanan Turk, Hani Salama, Nabila Ebeid, Mahmoud Hemida, Lebleba, Ezzat Abou Aouf
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Alexandria... New York
(إسكندرية نيويورك)
In an autobiographical recreation, a renowned Egyptian filmmaker embarks on a journey across time and countries.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, France • 2004
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Mahmoud Hemida, Yousra, Ahmed Yehia, Yosra El Lozy, Hala Sedki, Lebleba
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Lady on the Train
(سيدة القطار)
A singer who gets in an accident on a train returns home to her husband who struggles to pay his gambling debts.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1952
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Leila Mourad, Yahia Shaheen, Emad Hamdy, Serag Mounir, Zeinab Sedky, Saeed Abu Bakr
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
The Devil of the Desert
(شيطان الصحراء)
The young bedouin Essam seeks revenge against the tribe's tyrannical ruler.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1954
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Omar Sharif, Mariam Fakhr Eddine, Abdel Ghani Kamar, Lola Sedki, Tawfiq ElDekn, Reyaad ElQasabgy
- Genre Adventure
- Available on Criterion Channel
Dawn of a New Day
(فجر يوم جديد)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1964
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Sanaa Gamil, Saif Abdel Rahman, Hamdy Ghaith, Soheir El-Bably, Zouzou Mady, Madiha Salem
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Enta Habibi
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1957
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Farid Al Atrache, Hend Rostom, Shadia, Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy, Abdel Moneim Ibrahim
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Those People of the Nile
(الناس والنيل)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, Soviet Union • 1972
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Souad Hosny, Salah Zulfiqar, Igor Vladimirov, Ezzat ElAlaili, Vladimir Ivashov, Yuri Kamornyj
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Forever Yours
(حب إلى الأبد)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1959
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Ahmed Ramzy, Nadia Lotfi, Mahmoud el-Meliguy, Badr Nofal
- Genre Romance, Drama, Thriller, Crime
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Great Clown
(المهرج الكبير)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1952
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Faten Hamamah, Youssef Wahby, Serag Mounir, Hassan Fayek, Ferdoos Mohammed, Wedad Hamdy
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Farewell, Love
(ودعت حبك)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1956
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Farid ElAtrash, Shadia, Ahmed Ramzy, Abdel Salam ElNabulsy, Zeinat Elwy, Adly Kaseb
- Genre Music, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Women Without Men
(نساء بلا رجال)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1953
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Mary Queeny, Kamal ElShennawi, Huda Sultan, Emad Hamdy, Olwiya Gamil, Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Lovers' Call
(نداء العشاق)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1960
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Berlanty Abdel Hamid, Shukry Sarhan, Farid Shawqi, Tawfiq ElDekn, Thuraya Fakhry, Khayria Ahmed
- Genre Drama, Crime
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Silence... We're Rolling
(سكوت ح نصور)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Egypt • 2001
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Latifa, Ahmad Bedir, Ahmed Wafik, Magda El-Khatib, Mostafa Shaaban, Ruby
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
A Man in My Life
(رجل في حياتي)
- ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1961
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Samira Ahmed, Tawfiq ElDekn, Shukry Sarhan
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
In Your Hands
(Bein edeik)
- ✭
- Egypt • 1960
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Magda al Sabahi, Shukri Sarhan
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
My one and only love
(انت حبيبى)
- • 1957
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Farid Al Atrache, Shadia, Seraj Munir, Hend Rostom, Mimi Shakib
- Genre
- Available on Criterion Channel
Sands of Gold
(رمال من ذهب)
- • 1971
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Faten Hamamah, Tawfiq ElDekn, Elena Maria Tejero, Rubén Rojo, Carolus Munoz, Abdelouahab Doukkali
- Genre Drama, Action
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Nile and the Life
(النيل و الحياة)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- • 1968
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Salah Zulfiqar, Igor Vladimirov, Emad Hamdy, Saif Abdel Rahman, Yuri Kamornyj, Madiha Salem
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Struggle in the Pier
(صراع في الميناء)
- • 1956
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Omar Sharif, Faten Hamama, Ahmed Ramzy, Hussein Riad
- Genre Drama, Crime, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
47 ans après
- • 2007
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Yosra El Lozy
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
47 Years Later
(47 ans après)
- • 2007
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Karim Kassem, Yosra El Lozy
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
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