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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

Gerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAli JawharAli JawharAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAhmad BedirAhmad BedirZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierAqeila RatebAqeila RatebOsama AbbasOsama AbbasNaeem EssaNaeem EssaAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAida KamelAida KamelAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanHassan HusseinHassan HusseinMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinRashad OsmanRashad OsmanSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel Bey

Crew

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