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Alexandria… Why? (1979)
Directed by Youssef Chahine
Drama, War · 2h 13m
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
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Yehia
Mahmood Al-Meleji
Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Mohsena Tawfiq
Yehia's Mother
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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
Zeinab Sedky
Grandmother
Ezzat Al Alaily
Morsi
Crew
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Writer
- Youssef Chahine, Mohsen Zayed
- Director of Photography
- Mohsen Nasr
- Original Music Composer
- Fouad El-Zahry
- Editor
- Rashida Abdel Salam
- Producer
- Youssef Chahine
Details
- Original title
- إسكندرية ليه؟
- Release date
- 1979-08-23
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- French, Arabic, English, German
- Countries
- Algeria, Egypt
- Production
- MISR International Films, Algerian Television