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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 YehiaAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAida KamelAida KamelHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralAli JawharAli JawharFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyAhmad BedirAhmad BedirAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethAqeila RatebAqeila RatebNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishOsama AbbasOsama AbbasNaeem EssaNaeem EssaHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghier

Crew

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