| Youssef Chahine |
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After returning to Egypt, he turned his attention to directing. Cinematographer Alvise Orfanelli helped Chahine into the film business. His film debut was ''Baba Amin'' (1950): one year later, with ''Nile Boy'' (1951) he was first invited to the ' '' Caligula ,'' which proved hugely successful. The same year he started writing ''The Emigrant'' (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. This film created a controversy in Egypt between the enlightened wing and the fundamentalists who opposed the depiction of religious characters in films. In 1997, 46 years and 5 invitations later, his work was acknowledged at the Cannes Film Festival with a lifetime achievement award on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the festival. He is also credited with discovering Omar Sharif , whose first starring role was in Chahine's film ''The Blazing Sun'' (1954). FAMOUS FILMS
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