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Youssef Chahine (born in Alexandria, Egypt, 1926) started studying in a friars' school, and then turned to Victoria College until the High School Certificate. After one year in the University of Alexandria, he moved to the U.S. and spent two years at the Pasadena Play House, taking courses on film and dramatic arts. After coming back to Egypt, cinematographer Alevise Orfanelli helped him into the film business. His film debut was Baba Amin (1950): one year later, with Son of the Nile (1951) he was first invited to the Cannes Film festival. In 1970, he was awarded a Golden Tanit at the Carthage Festival. With Le moineau (1973), he directed the first Egypt-Algeria co-production. He won a Silver Bear in Berlin for Alexandria... Why? (1979), the first installment in what proved to be an autobiographic trilogy, completed with Hadduta Masriya (1982)(An Egyptian Story (1982)) and Alexandria: Again and Forever (1989).
In 1992, Jacques Lassalle proposed him to stage a piece of his choice for Comédie Française: Chahine chose to adapt Albert Camus' "Caligula," which proved hugely successful. The same year he started writing Al-mohager (1994), a story inspired by the Biblical character of Joseph, son of Jacob. This had long been a dream-project, and he finally got to shoot it in 1994. In 1997, 46 years and 5 invitations later, he was again selected Hors Competition in Cannes with Destiny (1997).- Actress
- Soundtrack
Marisa Merlini was born on 6 August 1923 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Great Silence (1968), Tempo di villeggiatura (1956) and Bread, Love and Dreams (1953). She died on 27 July 2008 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Make-Up Department
- Special Effects
- Director
Benoît Lestang was born on 14 December 1964 in France. He was a director, known for Martyrs (2008), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007). He died on 27 July 2008.- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
Andrew A. Ackerman was born on 7 December 1952. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Gabriel's Fire (1990), Jack & Bobby (2004) and Dead & Buried (1981). He died on 27 July 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Raymonde Allain was born on 22 June 1912 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Let's Go Up the Champs-Élysées (1938), Paris Waltz (1950) and Entente cordiale (1939). She was married to Alec Siniavine. She died on 27 July 2008 in Paris, France.- Petar Perisic was born on 12 July 1930 in Podgorica, Crna Gora, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Ubica na odsustvu (1965), Lazni car (1955) and Salas u Malom Ritu (1976). He died on 27 July 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Horst Stein was born on 2 May 1928 in Elberfeld, Germany. He is known for Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978), Too Beautiful for You (1989) and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1984). He died on 27 July 2008 in Vandoeuvres, Genève, Switzerland.- Russell Johnston was born on 28 July 1932 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was married to Joan Graham Menzies. He died on 27 July 2008 in Paris, France.
- Russ Gibson was born on 6 May 1939 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 27 July 2008 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA.
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vladimir Anikin was born on 10 April 1962 in Yelets, USSR. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Raskalyonnaya subbota (2002), Chyornye berety (1995) and His Nickname Is Beast (1990). He died on 27 July 2008 in Moscow, Russia.- Paul E. Brown was born on 16 November 1920 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Eleanor Margaret Woods. He died on 27 July 2008 in Abington, Pennsylvania, USA.