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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

Ahmed SalamaAhmed SalamaAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAqeila RatebAqeila RatebAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerNaeem EssaNaeem EssaYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierAli JawharAli JawharMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAida KamelAida KamelAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinAhmad BedirAhmad BedirMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishOsama AbbasOsama AbbasMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz Makhyoun

Crew

Youssef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerMohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditorMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet DecorationMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriter