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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

Aida KamelAida KamelAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralOsama AbbasOsama AbbasNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAqeila RatebAqeila RatebMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaNaeem EssaNaeem EssaAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAhmad BedirAhmad BedirNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAli JawharAli JawharAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourSeif AbdelrahmanSeif Abdelrahman

Crew

Fouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterMohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyYoussef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet DecorationRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditor