Yehia Chahine (Arabic: ÙŠØيى شاهين‎, YeḥyÄ ShÄ heen) (28
July 1917 â€" 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 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.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.
July 1917 â€" 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 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.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.
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