Alexandria… Why?

Alexandria… Why?

1979
2h 13m
6.3

6.3/10

27 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: AR

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Production Information

Production Companies
MISR International Films Algerian Television
Production Countries
Algeria Egypt
Spoken Languages
German English Arabic French

Quick Facts

Original Title إسكندرية ليه؟
Release Date August 23, 1979
Status Released
Language AR
IMDb ID tt0077751

Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Yehia

Mahmoud El Meligy
Mahmoud El Meligy

Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Mohsena Tawfiq
Mohsena Tawfiq

Yehia's Mother

Abdullah Mahmoud
Abdullah Mahmoud

Mohsen

Ahmed Zaki
Ahmed Zaki

Ibrahim

Naglaa Fathy
Naglaa Fathy

Sarah Sorel

Ahmed Mehrez
Ahmed Mehrez

Adel Bey

Gerry Sundquist
Gerry Sundquist

Thomas "Tommy" Friskin

Laila Hamada
Laila Hamada

Nadia

Farid Shawqy
Farid Shawqy

Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father

Zeinab Sedky
Zeinab Sedky

Grandmother

Ezzat Al Alaily
Ezzat Al Alaily

Morsi

Key Crew

Youssef Chahine
Director
Youssef Chahine
Producer
Youssef Chahine
Writer
Mohsen Zayed
Writer