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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 9.239 |
Birthday | 2017-09-28 |
Place of Birth | Giza, Egypt |
Also Known As | يحيى شاهين, يحيي شاهين, |
1970
The Land
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Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey....
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The Land
1957
Sleepless
6.1/13
Spoiled rich girl Nadia gets jealous after finding out her father's plan to remarry. She tries to break them apart, spreading lies about her new mothe...
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Sleepless
1951
Son of the Nile
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Hemaidah is a Farmer who hates country life. He hates working in fields and taking care of the animals in his farm. Though unsatisfied with her, he ma...
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Son of the Nile
1969
Bit of Fear
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Based on Tharwat Abaza's short story, 'Shey min al Khawf' takes place in a rural Egyptian village. Atris' reign of terror on the villagers is put to t...
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Bit of Fear
1956
The Stranger
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The Stranger
1953
Moamara
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Moamara
1954
They Made Me a Criminal
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Sultan thought that his father's death will soften his uncle's heart and he will take good care of him. Contrary to Sultan's expectations, the uncle s...
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They Made Me a Criminal
1952
The Lady on the Train
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Fikria is a singer who's married to Farid ,the gambling addict. When she's traveling by train, she gets in an accident and a peasant treats her. After...
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The Lady on the Train
1952
Zeinab
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Mohammed Karim directed adaptation of the Youssef Wahby novel.
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Zeinab
1956
Where Did My Life Go?
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Where Did My Life Go?
1964
Between Two Mansions
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Between Two Mansions
1979
Alexandria… Why?
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Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with H...
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Alexandria… Why?
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Al Sokkareya
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The film revolves around the family of Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad through his second and third generations, which consists of Yassin and Kamal the younger...
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Al Sokkareya
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Salamah
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Salamah
1969
A Bit of Torment
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When her stepfather tries to rape her, Amal kills him and flees. She finds refuge in the house of the fine artist Ahmed Khaled who falls for her, but...
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A Bit of Torment
1966
Mansion of Longing
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Mansion of Longing
1956
The Little Doll
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The Little Doll
1972
The Barrier
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The Barrier
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Son of Cleopatra
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Son of Cleopatra
1962
The Man I Love
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Sabreen is an orphan girl who grow up in the orphanage, by the time she is an adult she been assigned to work in one the big mansions in the countrysi...
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The Man I Love
1979
Al-Shakk ya Habibi
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Dr. Rabab is the wife of businessman Abdul Rahim, their routine life is disturbed by the nosy Bahiga, Abdul Rahim's sister, who interferes in everyth...
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Al-Shakk ya Habibi
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The Estranged Brothers
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The Estranged Brothers
1964
The Teenagers
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The Teenagers
1954
I Am Love
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The engineer Nagy returns from his travels abroad when he meets Olfat whom he falls in love with and shares his feelings towards her with her. However...
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I Am Love
1958
The Female Boss
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Based on play Othello of William Shakespear. Hafez try to convice his friend that his wife has been unfaithful.
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The Female Boss
1958
This is Love
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Hussein is a conservative engineer who finds a perfect wife in Sherifa whom he thinks has never been in love. Ten days into their marriage, he learns...
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This is Love
1954
Pity My Tears
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When Amal's father falls on hard times, he sells his land to his neighbor, Mamdouh, who falls in love with Amal. But Amal is in a relationship with Mo...
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Pity My Tears
1965
The Confession
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Ahmed and Nawal are childhood sweethearts. When Ahmed suddenly moves to Cairo and loses touch with Nawal, she marries his older brother Ibrahim. Durin...
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The Confession
1971
Dawn of Islam
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This is the story of young Hassem, the son of a powerful sheik, set at the beginning of Hegira. When the youngster's uncle is murdered, Hassem decides...
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Dawn of Islam
1954
Life is Love
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Life is Love
1969
The People Inside
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The People Inside
1988
All That Love
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All That Love
1955
For Love
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For Love
1982
Bloody Destinies
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As Major General Helmy and his son Sa'ad take part in the first Palestine War, his wife Horeya cheats on him with Kamal. When Helmy returns and finds...
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Bloody Destinies
1968
Rawaat El Hob
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A young girl marries the author whom she admires, but later discovers that he's not who he appears to be. She runs away and meets a handsome young ma...
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Rawaat El Hob
1957
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
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Ahmed Awad Najjar Isami, who ended up with a grand workshop owner in which dozens of workers work, he meets with Tuha, a girl he saw growing up in his...
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Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1953
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
7/1
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Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
1950
Elham
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Elham is an honest girl, but when her father loses all his wealth, she's forced to deviate from the right path after losing her virginity, she becomes...
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Elham
1946
El taisha
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El taisha
1942
almutahama
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almutahama
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Solomon's Ring
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Tofahet Adam
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Bnt albasha alwazir
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رجل وامرأتان
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Gharam El Sheyukh
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قرية العشاق
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The Lights
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The Lights
1956
Farewell at dawn
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Farewell at dawn
1958
Kahraman
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Hamed is a student from Damanhour who joins the University of Alexandria. He goes with his three colleagues to spend an evening in one of the modest n...
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Kahraman
1942
If I Was Rich
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A poor man suddenly gets rich when he receives big inheritance.
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If I Was Rich
1959
Smra sayna
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Smra sayna
1952
سلوا قلبي
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سلوا قلبي
1957
Lovers of the Night
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Lovers of the Night
1958
Alhabu alsaamat
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Alhabu alsaamat
1954
The black knight
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The black knight
1945
El mazaher
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El mazaher
1960
رجل بلا قلب
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رجل بلا قلب
1957
الملاك الصغير
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الملاك الصغير
1956
الغريب
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الغريب
1942
Al-Ans station
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Al-Ans station
1943
Bint Al-Sheikh
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In a social dramatic context, a young man decides to propose to the girl he loves from the other tribe, but her brother stands in the way of consummat...
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Bint Al-Sheikh
1944
Hababa
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Hababa
1954
Marret El-ayam
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Inside the university, a student admires her ideal professor, without the professor realizing it. The professor proposes to the family and proposes to...
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Marret El-ayam
1947
ضربة القدر
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ضربة القدر
1951
انتقام الحبيب
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انتقام الحبيب
1976
الضوء الأخضر
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الضوء الأخضر
1961
زيزيت
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زيزيت
1992
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
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