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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 MotherAhmed ZakiAhmed Zakias IbrahimLaila FawzyLaila Fawzyas Princess ChahinourZouzou Hamdy ElHakimZouzou Hamdy ElHakimHassan HusseinHassan HusseinOsama AbbasOsama AbbasMohamed Abu HashishMohamed Abu HashishGerry SundquistGerry Sundquistas Thomas "Tommy" FriskinFarid ShawqyFarid Shawqyas Shaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherAhmad BedirAhmad BedirNaima ElSoghierNaima ElSoghierRashad OsmanRashad OsmanAqeila RatebAqeila RatebHamdy El WazeerHamdy El WazeerEzzat Al AlailyEzzat Al Alailyas MorsiAhmed Abdel WarethAhmed Abdel WarethNaeem EssaNaeem EssaZeinab SedkyZeinab Sedkyas GrandmotherAntic MelkiorAntic Melkioras Le GénéralSamiha MohamedSamiha MohamedMohsen Mohey ElDeinMohsen Mohey ElDeinas YehiaNaglaa FathyNaglaa Fathyas Sarah SorelYoussef WahbyYoussef Wahbyas SorelYehia ChahineYehia Chahineas British AmbassadorAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdelaziz MakhyounAbdel Salam MohamedAbdel Salam Mohamedas EllyAhmed SalamaAhmed SalamaLaila HamadaLaila Hamadaas NadiaAbdel Warith AssirAbdel Warith Assiras The SheikhSeif AbdelrahmanSeif AbdelrahmanAida KamelAida KamelAli JawharAli JawharMohamed ShawqiMohamed ShawqiMahmoud El MeligyMahmoud El Meligyas Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherAhmed MehrezAhmed Mehrezas Adel BeyAli Ezz ElDeinAli Ezz ElDein

Crew

Fouad El-Zahry" />Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music ComposerMahmoud El Kholy" />Mahmoud El KholySet DecorationAhmed Mehrez" />Ahmed MehrezSet DecorationRashida Abdel Salam" />Rashida Abdel SalamEditorMohsen Nasr" />Mohsen NasrDirector of PhotographyMohsen Zayed" />Mohsen ZayedWriterYoussef Chahine" />Youssef ChahineDirector, Producer, Writer