8.5
8.5
Mansion of Longing
1966
as Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Gawad
Yehia Chahine
Acting
Born:September 28, 1917
Died:March 18, 1994(aged 76)
Birthplace:Giza, Egypt
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CommunityBiography
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 (85 movies)
8.2
8.2
The Land
1970
as Sheikh Hassouna
8.0
8.0
الأخوة الأعداء
1974
as El-Armany الأرماني
8.0
8.0
A Bit of Torment
1969
as الرسّام أحمد خالد
7.1
7.1
Son of the Nile
1951
as الشيخ إبراهيم
7.0
7.0
If I Was Rich
1942
as كمال خطيب وهيبة
7.0
7.0
They Made Me a Criminal
1954
as الشيخ حسن
7.0
7.0
Belal Moa'zen Al-Rasool
1953
as بلال بن رباح
6.6
6.6
Bit of Fear
1969
as الشيخ إبراهيم
6.3
6.3
Alexandria… Why?
1979
as British Ambassador
6.1
6.1
Sleepless
1957
as Ahmed Lutfy
6.0
6.0
Dawn of Islam
1971
6.0
6.0
Between Two Mansions
1964
as السيد أحمد عبدالجواد
5.5
5.5
Three Thieves
1966
as judge
5.3
5.3
Lady of The Train
1952
as Farid
5.0
5.0
The Pasha's daughter
1991
as ElSayed Bey El-Monasterly
5.0
5.0
Rawaat El Hob
1968
as محمود سالم
4.0
4.0
Son of Cleopatra
1964
as Safar
3.0
3.0
Dananeir
1940
as زياد
The Female Boss
1958
as Abbas
El taisha
1946
This is Love
1958
as Hussein
Pity My Tears
1954
as Mamdouh Salem - ممدوح سالم
The Confession
1965
as Ibrahim
almutahama
1942
as وكيل النيابة
Elham
1950
Life is Love
1954
as Adel
انتقام الحبيب
1951
Ashiaa La Tushtra
1970
Tofahet Adam
1966
as Youssef Bey
A man and two women
1966
Gharam El Sheyukh
1946
Lovers Village
1954
as عبد الكريم
Farewell at dawn
1956
Kahraman
1958
Samra Sinai
1959
as Adel
Isalu kalbi
1952
Writer
Lovers of the Night
1957
The Silent Love
1958
The black knight
1954
as Essam
El Mazaher
1945
as Mahmoud El Banhawy
رجل بلا قلب
1960
as جلال
الملاك الصغير
1957
Al-Ans station
1942
Bint Al-Sheikh
1943
Hababa
1944
Marret El-ayam
1954
The Blow of Fate
1947
الضوء الأخضر
1976
زيزيت
1961
دموع صاحبة الجلالة
1992
Scandal monger
1953
as Ahmed
Dahaya el madania
1946
Rawiyah
1946
as Officer Samir Magdy
Soultanat al-sahra
1947
as Hassan
Laila Al Amriya
1948
as Qais bin Al-Malouh
Kisma wa Nassib
1950
as Asem Shaker, Engineer
مخلب القط
1961
as حمدي
باسم الحب
1965
as عبد الغفار
The sad countryside
1948
Storms
1946
فتنة
1948
She was an angel
1947
Some Live Twice
1971
as Ahmed
The Landlord
1988
The Lights
1972
as مراد
Boys and Girls
1965
The Barrier
1972
as Salah صلاح
All That Love
1988
as ناصف الليثي
A Plot
1953
as مراد
The Stranger
1956
Zeinab
1952
as إبراهيم
Bloody Destinies
1982
as Hilmi Pasha حلمي باشا
Salamah
1945
as عبد الرحمن القس
Where Did My Life Go?
1956
as د. خالد
Al Sokkareya
1973
as Mr. Ahmed Abdel Gawad
Solomon's Ring
1947
as Mahmoud
For Love
1955
The Little Doll
1956
The People Inside
1969
as رفاعي
The Teenagers
1964
as Shams شمس
Nisaa Fi Hayaty
1957
as Ahmed Awad
The Man I Love
1962
Doubt, My Love
1979
as عبدالرحيم
I Am Love
1954
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