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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

Gerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherRashad OsmanRashad OsmanZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishAqeila RatebAqeila RatebEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAhmad BedirAhmad BedirAida KamelAida KamelAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinNaeem EssaNaeem EssaLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethAli JawharAli JawharOsama AbbasOsama AbbasMohamed ShawqiMohamed Shawqi

Crew

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