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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

Youssef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAida KamelAida KamelZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierRashad OsmanRashad OsmanOsama AbbasOsama AbbasMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiNaeem EssaNaeem EssaGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaAqeila RatebAqeila RatebNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAhmad BedirAhmad BedirHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinAli JawharAli JawharHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias Ibrahim

Crew

Youssef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet DecorationMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterMohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditorFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music Composer