Alexandria… Why? (1979)
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.
- Released
- 1979-08-23
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Youssef Chahine
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 29 votes
Cast
- Mohsen Mohey ElDein as Yehia
- Mahmood Al-Meleji as Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
- Mohsena Tawfiq as Yehia's Mother
- Abdullah Mahmoud as Mohsen
- Ahmed Zaki as Ibrahim
- Naglaa Fathy as Sarah Sorel
- Ahmed Mehrez as Adel Bey
- Gerry Sundquist as Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
- Laila Hamada as Nadia
- Farid Shawqy as Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
- Zeinab Sedky as Grandmother
- Ezzat Al Alaily as Morsi
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