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Alexandria… Why? (1979)

Alexandria… Why?

1979 6.5

Alexandria… Why?

TMDB 6.5ČSFD 65%19792h 13mReleased

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.

Director
Youssef Chahine
Released
Aug 23, 1979

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    Cast

    • Mohsen Mohey ElDein

      Mohsen Mohey ElDein

      Yehia

    • Mahmood Al-Meleji

      Mahmood Al-Meleji

      Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

    • Mohsena Tawfiq

      Mohsena Tawfiq

      Yehia's Mother

    • 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

    • Youssef Wahby

      Youssef Wahby

      Sorel

    • Yehia Chahine

      Yehia Chahine

      British Ambassador