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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

أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه)
Algerian Television

Cast

Youssef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaAhmad BedirAhmad BedirAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishRashad OsmanRashad OsmanNaeem EssaNaeem EssaEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaAli JawharAli JawharMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierOsama AbbasOsama AbbasHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethAqeila RatebAqeila RatebAida KamelAida KamelZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakim

Crew

Mohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditorYoussef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet Decoration