Movie·1979·2h 13m
Alexandria… Why?
Country
Algeria
Language
French
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The Story
Original title: إسكندرية ليه؟
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.
Written By
Mohsen Zayed
Producer
Youssef Chahine
Cinematography
Mohsen Nasr
Music
Fouad El-Zahry
Editor
Rashida Abdel Salam
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Zeinab Sedky
Grandmother
Ezzat Al Alaily
Morsi
Youssef Wahby
Sorel
Yehia Chahine
British Ambassador
Laila Fawzy
Princess Chahinour
Abdel Warith Assir
The Sheikh
Abdel Salam Mohamed
Elly
Seif Abdelrahman
// crew
Crew
Youssef Chahine
Director, Producer, Writer
Fouad El-Zahry
Original Music Composer
Mohsen Zayed
Writer
Mohsen Nasr
Director of Photography
Rashida Abdel Salam
Editor
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