Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

Name: Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991
Duration: 23 min
Rating: 7.167

1991 · 23 min

Documentary

★ 7.2

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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.

Crew

Director Youssef Chahine
Director of Photography Tarek El Tilmisany

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

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Intermission

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