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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

Osama AbbasOsama AbbasYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelAqeila RatebAqeila RatebSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedNaeem EssaNaeem EssaLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAli JawharAli JawharMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiAhmad BedirAhmad BedirAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAida KamelAida KamelNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghier

Crew

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