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Yehia Chahine
Yehia Chahine was born in Imbaba, Giza. His father's name was Yehia Chahine too. He received a diploma in performing arts and started acting in theatre. His first performance was in the play Murtafat w Darag (Heights and Stairs). In 1935, he acted in his first film. He acted in numerous films, but his most notable role is that of Al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad, a Cairene patriarch, in the Cairo Trilogy films. The three films, Bayn al-Qasrayn (Palace Walk, which is based on the Palace Walk novel) in 1964, Qasr al-Shawq (Palace of Desire) in 1967, and Al-Sukkariya (Sugar Street) in 1973, were set in Cairo and followed the family of Abd al-Jawwad across three generations, from World War I to the overthrow of King Farouk in 1952. They were well received and successful in Egypt and the Arab world. Additionally, he has acted in many other successful films. He starred in film director Youssef Chahine's Ibn al-Nile (Son of the Nile) along with Faten Hamama in 1951. He played a leading role in the 1954 film Gaalouni Mujriman (I Have Been Made a Murderer), which was based on a novel by Naguib Mahfouz. In 1957, he starred in La Anam (Sleepless), a film that was chosen as one of the best 150 Egyptian film productions. His last film role was in 1988, in the film Kul Hatha al-Hub (All This Love). Chahine received several awards for his film roles. In 1993, he received the Sciences and Arts prize. He died at the age of 76, on 18 March 1994
Known For
Credits
- 1991 · Bnt albasha alwazir as
- 1990 · شارع المواردي as محمد المواردي
- 1988 · All That Love as ناصف الليثي
- 1982 · Bloody Destinies as Hilmi Pasha
- 1979 · Alexandria… Why? as British Ambassador
- 1979 · The Days as
- 1979 · Al-Shakk ya Habibi as Abdelrahman
- 1974 · The Estranged Brothers as El-Armany
- 1973 · Al Sokkareya as Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
- 1972 · The Barrier as Salah
- 1972 · The Lights as مراد
- 1971 · Dawn of Islam as
- 1970 · أشياء لا تشترى as
- 1970 · The Land as Sheikh Hassouna
- 1969 · A Bit of Torment as Painter Ahmed Khaled
- 1969 · The People Inside as رفاعي
- 1969 · Bit of Fear as Al Shaikh Ibrahim
- 1968 · Rawaat El Hob as Mahmoud Salem
- 1966 · Mansion of Longing as Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
- 1966 · رجل وامرأتان as
- 1966 · Tofahet Adam as
- 1965 · The Confession as Ibrahim
- 1964 · Son of Cleopatra as Safar
- 1964 · The Teenagers as Shams
- 1964 · Between Two Mansions as Ahmed Abdel Gawad
- 1962 · The Man I Love as
- 1960 · رجل بلا قلب as جلال
- 1959 · Smra sayna as
- 1958 · The Female Boss as Abbas
- 1958 · This is Love as Hussein
- 1958 · Alhabu alsaamat as
- 1958 · Kahraman as
- 1957 · الملاك الصغير as
- 1957 · Sleepless as Ahmed Lutfy
- 1957 · Lovers of the Night as
- 1957 · Nisaa Fi Hayaty as Ahmed Awad
- 1956 · الغريب as
- 1956 · The Little Doll as
- 1956 · Farewell at dawn as
- 1956 · The Stranger as
- 1956 · Where Did My Life Go? as Doctor Khaled
- 1955 · For Love as
- 1954 · Pity My Tears as Mamdouh Salem
- 1954 · They Made Me a Criminal as Sheikh Hassan
- 1954 · قرية العشاق as
- 1954 · Life is Love as Adel
- 1954 · The black knight as Essam
- 1954 · Ana El-Hobu as
- 1954 · Marret El-ayam as
- 1953 · Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool as بلال بن رباح
- 1953 · Moamara as
- 1952 · سلوا قلبي as
- 1952 · The Lady on the Train as Farid
- 1952 · Zeinab as
- 1951 · انتقام الحبيب as
- 1951 · Son of the Nile as Hemaida's brother
- 1950 · Elham as
- 1947 · ضربة القدر as
- 1947 · Solomon's Ring as Mahmoud
- 1946 · El taisha as
- 1946 · Gharam El Sheyukh as
- 1945 · El mazaher as
- 1945 · Salamah as Abdul Rahman Al-Qass
- 1944 · Hababa as
- 1943 · Bint Al-Sheikh as
- 1942 · If I Was Rich as Kamal Khatib Wahiba
- 1942 · almutahama as
- 1942 · Al-Ans station as