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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

Seif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAhmad BedirAhmad BedirZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimHassan HusseinHassan HusseinMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAli JawharAli JawharAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAida KamelAida KamelAqeila RatebAqeila RatebOsama AbbasOsama AbbasAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimRashad OsmanRashad OsmanEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiNaeem EssaNaeem EssaZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas Elly

Crew

Mohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditorYoussef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet Decoration