The best Youssef Chahine films
The top 3 according to 23 votes from people: Cairo Station (1958) · Alexandria... Why? (1979) · Saladin the Victorious (1963). (Updated Nov 28, 2025.)
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).
Automatically translated (original in العربية). See the original
Top 12
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1
Cairo Station (1958)
Chahine himself as Qinawi, a newspaper seller at Cairo's station.
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2
Alexandria... Why? (1979)
An autobiographical film about a young man in wartime Alexandria; Silver Bear.
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3
Saladin the Victorious (1963)
An epic about Saladin and the Crusades.
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4
Nile's Son (1951)
A young villager moves to the city.
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5
Struggle in the Valley (1954)
Omar Sharif's first leading role, opposite Faten Hamama.
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6
The Sparrow (1972)
Egypt before and after the 1967 defeat.
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7
The Land (1970)
Farmers in an Egyptian village defend their land.
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8
Destiny (1997)
Averroes in al-Andalus.
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9
Djamila the Algerian (1958)
The story of Algerian fighter Djamila Bouhired.
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10
The Return of the Prodigal Son (1976)
A musical with Magida El Roumi.
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11
Alexandria Again and Forever (1990)
The third part of the Alexandria trilogy.
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12
Chaos (2007)
His last film, about a corrupt police officer, co-directed with Khaled Youssef.
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13
The Emigrant (1994)
A story inspired by the tale of Joseph.
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