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    Alexandria… Why?

    133'

    1979-08-23

    6.5

    Drama,War

    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.

    DirectingYoussef ChahineWritingMohsen Zayed

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    Cast

    1

    Yehia

    Mohsen Mohey ElDein

    1

    Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

    Mahmood Al-Meleji

    1

    Yehia's Mother

    Mohsena Tawfiq

    1

    Mohsen

    Abdullah Mahmoud

    2

    Ibrahim

    Ahmed Zaki

    1

    Sarah Sorel

    Naglaa Fathy

    1

    Adel Bey

    Ahmed Mehrez

    1

    Thomas "Tommy" Friskin

    Gerry Sundquist

    1

    Nadia

    Laila Hamada

    2

    Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father

    Farid Shawqy

    1

    Grandmother

    Zeinab Sedky

    1

    Morsi

    Ezzat Al Alaily

    1

    Sorel

    Youssef Wahby

    1

    British Ambassador

    Yehia Chahine

    1

    Princess Chahinour

    Laila Fawzy

    1

    The Sheikh

    Abdel Warith Assir

    1

    Elly

    Abdel Salam Mohamed

    1

    Seif Abdelrahman

    1

    Abdelaziz Makhyoun

    1

    Ahmad Bedir

    1

    Aida Kamel

    1

    Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim

    1

    Hassan Hussein

    1

    Ali Ezz ElDein

    1

    Le Général

    Antic Melkior

    1

    Ahmed Salama

    1

    Naima ElSoghier

    1

    Mohamed Abu Hashish

    1

    Rashad Osman

    1

    Ali Jawhar

    1

    Ahmed Abdel Wareth

    1

    Aqeila Rateb

    1

    Osama Abbas

    1

    Mohamed Shawqi

    1

    Hamdy El Wazeer

    1

    Samiha Mohamed

    1

    Naeem Essa

    1

    Youssef Chahine

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Algeria
      2. Egypt
    • List of languages:
      1. French
      2. Arabic
      3. English
      4. German
    • List of companies:
      1. MISR International Films
      2. Algerian Television
    • Vote Count: 29
    • Popularity: 0.8602
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:إسكندرية ليه؟

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