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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

Mohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaOsama AbbasOsama AbbasFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAli JawharAli JawharMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishAqeila RatebAqeila RatebAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourRashad OsmanRashad OsmanSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAhmad BedirAhmad BedirAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerNaeem EssaNaeem EssaAida KamelAida KamelNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghier

Crew

Ahmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet DecorationYoussef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterMohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditor