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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

Mohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAhmad BedirAhmad BedirHassan HusseinHassan HusseinNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherAqeila RatebAqeila RatebAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllySeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAli JawharAli JawharMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedNaeem EssaNaeem EssaAida KamelAida KamelAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorOsama AbbasOsama Abbas

Crew

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