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Yehia Chahine
Giza, Egypt
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…
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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
Filmography
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1992
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
Movie السفير صدقي
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1991
The Pasha's daughter
Movie ElSayed Bey El-Monasterly
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1990
شارع المواردي
TV show محمد المواردي
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1988
All That Love
Movie ناصف الليثي
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1988
The Landlord
Movie
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1982
The Bloody Destiny
Movie Hilmi Pasha حلمي باشا
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1979
Alexandria… Why?
Movie British Ambassador
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1979
The Days
TV show
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1979
Doubt, My Love
Movie عبدالرحيم
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1976
الضوء الأخضر
Movie
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1974
Oh The wonders of time
Movie Ahmed Assem
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1974
الأخوة الأعداء
Movie El-Armany الأرماني
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1973
Al Sokkareya
Movie Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
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1972
The Barrier
Movie Salah صلاح
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1972
The Lights
Movie مراد
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1971
Some Live Twice
Movie Ahmed
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1971
Dawn of Islam
Movie
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1971
Queen of the Night
Movie أحمد عزت
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1970
The Land
Movie Sheikh Hassouna
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1970
Ashiaa La Tushtra
Movie
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1969
A Bit of Torment
Movie الرسّام أحمد خالد
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1969
The People Inside
Movie رفاعي
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1969
Bit of Fear
Movie الشيخ إبراهيم
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1968
Rawaat El Hob
Movie محمود سالم
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1966
Mansion of Longing
Movie Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
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1966
Tofahet Adam
Movie Youssef Bey
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1966
A man and two women
Movie
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1966
Three Thieves
Movie judge
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1965
The Confession
Movie Ibrahim
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1965
باسم الحب
Movie عبد الغفار
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1965
Boys and Girls
Movie
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1964
Son of Cleopatra
Movie Safar
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1964
The Teenagers
Movie Shams شمس
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1964
Between Two Palaces
Movie السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
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1962
The Man I Love
Movie
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1961
مخلب القط
Movie حمدي
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1961
Zizit
Movie
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1960
Ragol bila Qalb
Movie جلال
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1959
Samra Sinai
Movie Adel
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1958
The Female Boss
Movie Abbas
