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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

Naglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhAida KamelAida KamelAqeila RatebAqeila RatebAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaMohsena TawfiqMohsena Tawfiqas Yehia's MotherYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiAhmad BedirAhmad BedirAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDeinOsama AbbasOsama AbbasMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaAli JawharAli JawharAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounHassan HusseinHassan HusseinRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethNaeem EssaNaeem EssaAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerSamiha MohamedSamiha Mohamed

Crew

Mohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyYoussef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, WriterMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditorFouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet Decoration