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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

Ezzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyAhmad BedirAhmad BedirMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaOsama AbbasOsama AbbasMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinAida KamelAida KamelZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralRashad OsmanRashad OsmanMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethAqeila RatebAqeila RatebSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishAli JawharAli JawharAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerNaeem EssaNaeem Essa

Crew

Mohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyYoussef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet DecorationMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditor