Film icon Youssef Chahine dies in Egyptian hospital, age 82
Director leaves legacy of fighting social ills through the moving image
Daily Star staff
Monday, July 28, 2008
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Youssef Chahine, the eminence grise of Egyptian cinema and one of the best-known Arab film directors, died Sunday in Cairo. Over nearly five decades of film production, the 82-year-old filmmaker's output ranged from Fellini-like flights of fancy to politically inflected dramas addressing social ills and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism.
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