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Alexandria… Why?

إسكندرية ليه؟

Release: 1979-08-23·Runtime: 133m·★ 6.5
DramaWar

Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.

Production Countries

AlgeriaEgypt

Production Companies

MISR International Films
Algerian Television

Cast

Naglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAhmad BedirAhmad BedirRashad OsmanRashad OsmanNaeem EssaNaeem EssaGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAqeila RatebAqeila RatebAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishOsama AbbasOsama AbbasHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedAida KamelAida KamelNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinAli JawharAli JawharAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas Yehia

Crew

Youssef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditorFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet DecorationMohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of Photography