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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

Ahmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaAqeila RatebAqeila RatebAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAida KamelAida KamelNaeem EssaNaeem EssaGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllySeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAli JawharAli JawharMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAhmad BedirAhmad BedirNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethOsama AbbasOsama AbbasLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakim

Crew

Mahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterMohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditorYoussef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet Decoration