Youssef Chahine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Youssef Chahine

Egyptian film director

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1926

Place of Birth: Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt

Date of Death: 27-Jul-2008

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director, film producer

Nationality: Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Youssef Chahine (Arabic: ???? ??????; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death.
A winner of the Cannes 50th Anniversary Award (for lifetime achievement), Chahine was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif.
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 audiences as one of the co-directors of 11'9"01 September 11 (2002).