Alexandria… Why?

08/23/1979

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2hrs 13min

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Drama

,War

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Mohsen Mohey ElDein
  • Mahmoud El Meligy
  • Mohsena Tawfiq
  • Abdullah Mahmoud
  • Ahmed Zaki

    Directors

  • Youssef Chahine
  • Mahmoud El Kholy

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • MISR International Films
  • Algerian Television

    Production Countries

  • Algeria
  • Egypt

LANGUAGES

  • Arabic
  • English
  • French
  • German