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Alexandria… Why?

إسكندرية ليه؟

Release: 1979-08-23·Runtime: 133m·★ 6.5
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

Zeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaOsama AbbasOsama AbbasLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralAli JawharAli JawharYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierRashad OsmanRashad OsmanSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAida KamelAida KamelMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyAhmad BedirAhmad BedirMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishNaeem EssaNaeem EssaMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherAqeila RatebAqeila Rateb

Crew

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