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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

Samiha MohamedSamiha MohamedNaeem EssaNaeem EssaLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralOsama AbbasOsama AbbasAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyRashad OsmanRashad OsmanMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherAhmad BedirAhmad BedirMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAli JawharAli JawharAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimAida KamelAida KamelAqeila RatebAqeila Rateb

Crew

Rashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditorMohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet DecorationYoussef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriter