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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

Gerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerNaeem EssaNaeem EssaZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethAqeila RatebAqeila RatebMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAida KamelAida KamelZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinOsama AbbasOsama AbbasYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyAhmad BedirAhmad BedirRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAli JawharAli JawharFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghier

Crew

Mahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet DecorationRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditorMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterMohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyYoussef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music Composer