Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine

Genre: Documentary

Company: MISR International Films

Ratings: 7.167

TMDB ID: 201667

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.

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Cast

Youssef Chahine

Khaled Youssef

Khaled El Nabawy

Bassem Samra

Hassan El-Adl

Sanaa Younes

Hussein al-Imam

Safaa Al Toukhy

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