Alexandria… Why?
Visit website6.2/10 • 21
1979-08-23 • 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.
- Directors
- Youssef Chahine
- Writters
- Youssef Chahine, Mohsen Zayed
- Editors
- Youssef Chahine, Mohsen Zayed, Rashida Abdel Salam
Alexandria… Why?
Visit website1979-08-23 • 2h 13m
6.2/10 • 21
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.
- Directors
- Youssef Chahine
- Writters
- Youssef Chahine, Mohsen Zayed
- Editors
- Youssef Chahine, Mohsen Zayed, Rashida Abdel Salam
Top Billed Cast
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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
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