Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

23m

Documentary

6.8

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.

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

Youssef Chahine

Director

Rashida Abdel Salam

Editor

Tarek El Tilmisany

Director of Photography

Nahed Nasrallah

Costume Design

Mohamed Noah

Music