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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 AbdelrahmanHassan HusseinHassan HusseinAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourAhmad BedirAhmad BedirMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishRashad OsmanRashad OsmanMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAli JawharAli JawharGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralOsama AbbasOsama AbbasSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimAqeila RatebAqeila RatebZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethNaeem EssaNaeem EssaMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAida KamelAida KamelAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas Morsi

Crew

Youssef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet DecorationMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterMohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditor