Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

Name: Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine
Released: 1991-09-21

1991· 0h 23m· Documentary

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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Key Crew

DirectorYoussef Chahine

Director of PhotographyTarek El Tilmisany

EditorRashida Abdel Salam

Full cast & crew (8 cast · 5 crew)

Details

Released1991-09-21

Runtime0h 23m

StatusReleased

StudiosMISR International Films · The National Center of Cinema

LanguagesArabic · French

CountriesFrance · Egypt

Rating7.2/10 · 6 votes

Original languagear

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