Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

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.

• Release date
• September 21, 1991
• Runtime
• 23 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Youssef Chahine

Cast

Youssef Chahine Self Khaled Youssef Self Khaled El Nabawy Self Bassem Samra Self Hassan El-Adl Self Sanaa Younes Self Hussein al-Imam Self Safaa Al Toukhy Self