. "2008-07-27Z"^^ . "Egyptian film director and producer" . "Chahine, Youssef"@en . "Youssef Gabriel Chahine"@en . "1926-01-25Z"^^ . "Youssef Chahine"@en . . . . . . "Chahine, Youssef"@en . "Youssef Chahine (Arabic: \u064A\u0648\u0633\u0641 \u0634\u0627\u0647\u064A\u0646\u200E; 25 January 1926 \u2013 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director, active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif. A critically acclaimed director frequently seen in film festivals during the earlier decades of his work, Chahine reached wider international audiences as one of the co-directors of 11'9\"01 September 11."@en . . . "1926Z"^^ . . "2008Z"^^ .