# The best Youssef Chahine films

From Cairo Station to Destiny: the Youssef Chahine films that made the list of the 100 best Egyptian films and represented Egypt at the Oscars (Masrawy, Al Ain, elCinema).

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- Nov 28, 2025 · شهد الغامدي
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## Top 12

1. **Cairo Station (1958)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Chahine himself as Qinawi, a newspaper seller at Cairo's station.
2. **Alexandria... Why? (1979)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — An autobiographical film about a young man in wartime Alexandria; Silver Bear.
3. **Saladin the Victorious (1963)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — An epic about Saladin and the Crusades.
4. **Nile's Son (1951)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — A young villager moves to the city.
5. **Struggle in the Valley (1954)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Omar Sharif's first leading role, opposite Faten Hamama.
6. **The Sparrow (1972)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Egypt before and after the 1967 defeat.
7. **The Land (1970)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Farmers in an Egyptian village defend their land.
8. **Destiny (1997)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Averroes in al-Andalus.
9. **Djamila the Algerian (1958)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The story of Algerian fighter Djamila Bouhired.
10. **The Return of the Prodigal Son (1976)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A musical with Magida El Roumi.
11. **Alexandria Again and Forever (1990)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The third part of the Alexandria trilogy.
12. **Chaos (2007)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — His last film, about a corrupt police officer, co-directed with Khaled Youssef.
13. **The Emigrant (1994)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A story inspired by the tale of Joseph.

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