Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

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).

  • Title: Youssef Chahine
  • Popularity: 5.243
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1926-01-25
  • Place of Birth: Alexandria, Egypt
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  • Also Known As: يوسف شاهين, Юсеф Шахин, Youssef Chahine
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Youssef Chahine Movies

  • 2000
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    Kiarostami in Close up

    Kiarostami in Close up

    1 2000 HD

    A documentary that focuses on Abbas Kiarostami's cinematic philosophy talking to himself and other figures, and also seeks the opinion about his...

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  • 1964
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    Dawn of a New Day

    Dawn of a New Day

    7 1964 HD

    The story of a 40-year-old married woman who has fallen into idleness and does not know how to approach the revolutionary events in her country. She...

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  • 1953
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    Women Without Men

    Women Without Men

    1 1953 HD

    A brother disagrees with his sister which makes her move to live with her older sister in the countryside. She finds her sister living a harsh life...

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  • 1959
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    Ismail Yassine in the Air Force

    Ismail Yassine in the Air Force

    7.5 1959 HD

    Ismail El Ghandoor works as a stuntman and a small time actor in movies. He falls in love with a young belly dancer, Soheir who dreams of being the...

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  • 1958
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    Cairo Station

    Cairo Station

    7.4 1958 HD

    Qinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed with Hanuma, an...

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  • 1991
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    Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

    Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

    6.8 1991 HD

    This concise masterpiece began as a commission by French TV for the news series Envoyé spécial. By filming Cairo with his unique sense...

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  • 1989
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    Alexandria Again and Forever

    Alexandria Again and Forever

    4.7 1989 HD

    Set in 1987 against the backdrop of a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Chahine himself steps in to play Yehia, the famed Egyptian...

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  • 2019
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    Let's Talk

    Let's Talk

    4 2019 HD

    A mother and her daughter explore together the trajectory of four generations of women from their family, an Egyptian family from the Levant where...

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  • 1998
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    Concerto in Darb Saada

    Concerto in Darb Saada

    1 1998 HD

    Azoz, an employee at the Opera House accompanies a violinist who has just arrived from tours abroad in her errands in the city. He eventually gets...

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  • 2019
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    Into Studio Masr

    Into Studio Masr

    1 2019 HD

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  • 1982
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    An Egyptian Story

    An Egyptian Story

    6.3 1982 HD

    After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from...

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  • 2006
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    Ouija

    Ouija

    4.6 2006 HD

    Two strangers try to solve a mystery that revolves around both of their tragic pasts. At the heart of the mystery lies a mystic board with an ability...

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  • 1987
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    Trio

    Trio

    1 1987 HD

    Trio is a cinematic series of filmed portraits that shows, in a single large, fixed and silent shot of 3 minutes and 20 seconds, three people free to...

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  • 1986
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    The Sixth Day

    The Sixth Day

    4.8 1986 HD

    Egypt, 1947: in the midst of a cholera outbreak. A washerwoman tries to take care of her family, while at the same time resisting the advances of a...

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  • 2002
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    Women Who Loved Cinema

    Women Who Loved Cinema

    1 2002 HD

    Six strong-willed women whose adventurous streak changed the face of film industry in early twentieth century Egypt – a time when the country...

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  • 1987
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    Arab Camera

    Arab Camera

    5.7 1987 HD

    Focusing on key Arab films produced in the last 20 years. Férid Boughedir traces the development of the film-makers' concern to produce more...

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  • 1981
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    Cinématon XIV

    Cinématon XIV

    1 1981 HD

    Reel 14 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.

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  • 1976
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    Return Of The Prodigal Son

    Return Of The Prodigal Son

    5.7 1976 HD

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  • 1979
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    Alexandria… Why?

    Alexandria… Why?

    6.2 1979 HD

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  • 1997
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    Destiny

    Destiny

    6.8 1997 HD

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  • 1963
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    Saladin the Victorious

    Saladin the Victorious

    7.5 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Saladin the Victorious

    Saladin the Victorious

    7.5 1963 HD

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  • 1958
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    Cairo Station

    Cairo Station

    7.4 1958 HD

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  • 1982
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    An Egyptian Story

    An Egyptian Story

    6.3 1982 HD

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  • 1989
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    Alexandria Again and Forever

    Alexandria Again and Forever

    4.7 1989 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Land

    The Land

    8.4 1970 HD

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  • 1989
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    Alexandria Again and Forever

    Alexandria Again and Forever

    4.7 1989 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Emigrant

    The Emigrant

    5.9 1994 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Sparrow

    The Sparrow

    6.3 1974 HD

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  • 1978
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    Shafiqa and Metwally

    Shafiqa and Metwally

    6.7 1978 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Other

    The Other

    5.9 1999 HD

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  • 2001
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    Silence... We're Rolling

    Silence... We're Rolling

    4.8 2001 HD

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  • 1976
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    Return Of The Prodigal Son

    Return Of The Prodigal Son

    5.7 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    Return Of The Prodigal Son

    Return Of The Prodigal Son

    5.7 1976 HD

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  • 2007
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    Chaos, This Is?

    Chaos, This Is?

    7.1 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    Chaos, This Is?

    Chaos, This Is?

    7.1 2007 HD

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  • 1985
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    Adieu Bonaparte

    Adieu Bonaparte

    5.8 1985 HD

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  • 2001
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    Silence... We're Rolling

    Silence... We're Rolling

    4.8 2001 HD

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  • 2001
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    Silence... We're Rolling

    Silence... We're Rolling

    4.8 2001 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Blazing Sun

    The Blazing Sun

    7 1954 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Lady on the Train

    The Lady on the Train

    5 1952 HD

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  • 1997
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    Destiny

    Destiny

    6.8 1997 HD

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  • 1951
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    Son of the Nile

    Son of the Nile

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Other

    The Other

    5.9 1999 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Other

    The Other

    5.9 1999 HD

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  • 1958
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    Jamila, the Algerian

    Jamila, the Algerian

    7 1958 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Choice

    The Choice

    7.4 1971 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Sixth Day

    The Sixth Day

    4.8 1986 HD

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  • 1950
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    Baba Amin

    Baba Amin

    6.6 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Baba Amin

    Baba Amin

    6.6 1950 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Devil of the Desert

    The Devil of the Desert

    5 1954 HD

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  • 1956
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    Dark Waters

    Dark Waters

    6.2 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    Dark Waters

    Dark Waters

    6.2 1956 HD

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  • 2002
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    11’09”01—September 11

    11’09”01—September 11

    6.44 2002 HD

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  • 2007
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    To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

    6.469 2007 HD

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  • 2002
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    11’09”01—September 11

    11’09”01—September 11

    6.44 2002 HD

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  • 1995
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    Lumière & Company

    Lumière & Company

    6.3 1995 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Ring Seller

    The Ring Seller

    7 1965 HD

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  • 1960
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    In Your Hands

    In Your Hands

    2 1960 HD

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  • 1964
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    Dawn of a New Day

    Dawn of a New Day

    7 1964 HD

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  • 1991
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    Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

    Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

    6.8 1991 HD

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  • 2001
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    Silence... We're Rolling

    Silence... We're Rolling

    4.8 2001 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Sixth Day

    The Sixth Day

    4.8 1986 HD

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  • 1959
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    Forever Yours

    Forever Yours

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1960
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    Lovers' Call

    Lovers' Call

    8 1960 HD

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  • 1961
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    A Man in My Life

    A Man in My Life

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Lady on the Train

    The Lady on the Train

    5 1952 HD

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  • 1956
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    Dark Waters

    Dark Waters

    6.2 1956 HD

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  • 2004
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    Alexandria... New York

    Alexandria... New York

    6.6 2004 HD

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  • 1972
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    People and the Nile

    People and the Nile

    3.7 1972 HD

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  • 1979
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    Alexandria… Why?

    Alexandria… Why?

    6.2 1979 HD

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  • 1985
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    Adieu Bonaparte

    Adieu Bonaparte

    5.8 1985 HD

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  • 1956
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    Farewell, Love

    Farewell, Love

    7.5 1956 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Sparrow

    The Sparrow

    6.3 1974 HD

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  • 1982
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    An Egyptian Story

    An Egyptian Story

    6.3 1982 HD

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  • 1982
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    An Egyptian Story

    An Egyptian Story

    6.3 1982 HD

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  • 1986
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    The Sixth Day

    The Sixth Day

    4.8 1986 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Sparrow

    The Sparrow

    6.3 1974 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Choice

    The Choice

    7.4 1971 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Emigrant

    The Emigrant

    5.9 1994 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Emigrant

    The Emigrant

    5.9 1994 HD

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  • 2004
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    Alexandria... New York

    Alexandria... New York

    6.6 2004 HD

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  • 1971
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    Sands of Gold

    Sands of Gold

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Nile and the Life

    The Nile and the Life

    5.5 1968 HD

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  • 1953
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    Women Without Men

    Women Without Men

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Great Clown

    The Great Clown

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1951
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    Son of the Nile

    Son of the Nile

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Feast of Mairun

    The Feast of Mairun

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Feast of Mairun

    The Feast of Mairun

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1953
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    Women Without Men

    Women Without Men

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1979
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    Alexandria… Why?

    Alexandria… Why?

    6.2 1979 HD

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  • 1971
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    Sands of Gold

    Sands of Gold

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1952
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    The Great Clown

    The Great Clown

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Devil of the Desert

    The Devil of the Desert

    5 1954 HD

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  • 1957
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    You Are My Love

    You Are My Love

    7 1957 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Nile and the Life

    The Nile and the Life

    5.5 1968 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Water-Carrier Is Dead

    The Water-Carrier Is Dead

    7.9 1977 HD

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  • 2011
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    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    The Story of Film: An Odyssey

    7.6 2011 HD

    A worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.

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  • 1974
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1987
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    Matin Bonheur

    Matin Bonheur

    1 1987 HD

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