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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

Mohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAida KamelAida KamelAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAhmad BedirAhmad BedirHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAqeila RatebAqeila RatebNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishOsama AbbasOsama AbbasMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyNaeem EssaNaeem EssaNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierAli JawharAli Jawhar

Crew

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