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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

Naeem EssaNaeem EssaMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounRashad OsmanRashad OsmanMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierAqeila RatebAqeila RatebLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAhmad BedirAhmad BedirAida KamelAida KamelZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorHassan HusseinHassan HusseinLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethOsama AbbasOsama AbbasGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAli JawharAli JawharAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanHamdy El WazeerHamdy El Wazeer

Crew

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