Yehia Chahine

Yehia Chahine (Arabic: يحيى شاهين, Yeḥyā Shāheen) (28 July 1917 – 18 March 1994) was an Egyptian film producer and an actor of film and theatre. He is most notable for his role in the film adaptations of the Cairo Trilogy, a trilogy written by the Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz.

Yehia Chahine
يحيى شاهين
Born
Yehia Yehia Hasan Chahine

(1917-07-28)28 July 1917
Imbabah, Egypt
Died18 March 1994(1994-03-18) (aged 76)
Egypt
Occupation(s)Film actor, producer

Life and career

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 Murtafa`t wa Darag (Heights and Stairs). In 1935, he acted in his first film.[1][2]

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.[2][3]

Yehia Chahine in one of his films

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).[3]

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.[1][2]

Films

Selected works
  • 1947: "Azhar wa Ashwak" (أزهار وأشواك)
  • 1958: "Haza Howa el hob" ( هذا هو الحب)
  • 1964: "Bain al-Qasrain" (بين القصرين)
  • 1966: "Thalath Losoos" (ثلاث لصوص)
  • 1967: "Qasr al-Shawq" (قصر الشوق)
  • 1968: "The Splendor of Love" (روعة الحب)
  • 1969: "Shey Min el Khouf" (شيء من الخوف)
  • 1973: "Al Sokkareyah" (السكرية)

References
  1. "Biography" (in Arabic). Yalla Cinema. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  2. "Biography" (in Arabic). Egyptian Libraries Network. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2007.
  3. "Biography" (in Arabic). Mashy Cinema. Retrieved 7 February 2007.


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