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Alexandria… Why?

إسكندرية ليه؟

Release: 1979-08-23·Runtime: 133m·★ 6.3
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

Mohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyAhmad BedirAhmad BedirAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerNaeem EssaNaeem EssaAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimOsama AbbasOsama AbbasNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAida KamelAida KamelAli JawharAli JawharAqeila RatebAqeila RatebMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounHassan HusseinHassan HusseinMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAhmed SalamaAhmed Salama

Crew

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