Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

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Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine (1991)

Directed by Youssef Chahine

Documentary · 23m

This concise masterpiece began as a commission by French TV for the news series Envoyé spécial. By filming Cairo with his unique sense of artistic digression, Chahine transformed this portrait of a city into the self-portrait of a filmmaker.

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Cast

Youssef Chahine Self Khaled Youssef Self Khaled El Nabawy Self Bassem Samra Self Hassan El-Adl Self Sanaa Younes Self Hussein al-Imam Self Safaa Al Toukhy Self

Crew

Director
Youssef Chahine
Director of Photography
Tarek El Tilmisany
Editor
Rashida Abdel Salam

Details

Original title
القاهرة منورة بأهلها
Release date
1991-09-21
Runtime
23m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
AR
Spoken languages
Arabic, French
Countries
France, Egypt
Production
MISR International Films, The National Center of Cinema