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Cast

Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

Self

Khaled Youssef

Khaled Youssef

Self

Khaled El Nabawy

Khaled El Nabawy

Self

Bassem Samra

Bassem Samra

Self

Hassan El-Adl

Hassan El-Adl

Self

Sanaa Younes

Sanaa Younes

Self

Hussein al-Imam

Hussein al-Imam

Self

Safaa Al Toukhy

Safaa Al Toukhy

Self

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Nahed Nasrallah

Nahed Nasrallah

Costume Design

Mohamed Noah

Mohamed Noah

Music

Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

Director

Rashida Abdel Salam

Rashida Abdel Salam

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Tarek El Tilmisany

Tarek El Tilmisany

Director of Photography

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Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

19916.8 / 1023 min
Documentary

Overview

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.