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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

  • أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه)
  • Algerian Television

    Production Countries

  • Algeria
  • Egypt

LANGUAGES

  • German
  • English
  • Arabic
  • French

Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Yehia

Mahmoud El Meligy

Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Mohsena Tawfiq

Yehia's Mother

Abdullah Mahmoud

Mohsen

Ahmed Zaki

Ibrahim

Naglaa Fathy

Sarah Sorel

Ahmed Mehrez

Adel Bey

Gerry Sundquist

Thomas "Tommy" Friskin

Laila Hamada

Nadia

Farid Shawqy

Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father