Yehia Chahine

Acting

Born Sep 28, 1917

From Giza, Egypt

Died Mar 18, 1994

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

Yehia Chahine

Known For

Alexandria… Why?

They Made Me a Criminal

The Land

All That Love

Three Thieves

Al Sokkareya

Sleepless

Mansion of Longing

Bit of Fear

Samra Sinai

Filmography — Acting

Alexandria… Why?

They Made Me a Criminal

The Land

All That Love

Three Thieves

Al Sokkareya

Sleepless

Mansion of Longing

Bit of Fear

Samra Sinai

Zeinab

Bloody Destinies

Pity My Tears

The People Inside

الأخوة الأعداء

Between Two Mansions

Life is Love

Scandal monger

Lady of The Train

The Pasha's daughter

Rawaat El Hob

Doubt, My Love

A Bit of Torment

Lovers Village

A Plot

Son of Cleopatra

Dawn of Islam

Son of the Nile

Laila Al Amriya

The Barrier

The Stranger

Soultanat al-sahra

almutahama

Hababa

The black knight

The Teenagers

Kisma wa Nassib

Salamah

El taisha

Ashiaa La Tushtra

Dahaya el madania

دموع صاحبة الجلالة

El Mazaher

باسم الحب

Where Did My Life Go?

A man and two women

Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool

Rawiyah

The Little Doll

Nisaa Fi Hayaty

Isalu kalbi

الضوء الأخضر

مخلب القط

Farewell at dawn

Queen of the Night

زيزيت

Tofahet Adam

The Blow of Fate

Marret El-ayam

The Landlord

فتنة

The Man I Love

The Female Boss

The Lights

Kahraman

رجل بلا قلب

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