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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

Mohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAhmad BedirAhmad BedirZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAqeila RatebAqeila RatebOsama AbbasOsama AbbasMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeySamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAida KamelAida KamelAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourNaeem EssaNaeem EssaAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAli JawharAli Jawhar

Crew

Mohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyMahmoud 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 Composer