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Alexandria… Why? poster

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.

Release: 1979-08-23
Runtime: 133 min
Rating: 6.333 / 10
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
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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
Laila Fawzy
Laila Fawzy
Princess Chahinour
Abdel Warith Assir
Abdel Warith Assir
The Sheikh
Abdel Salam Mohamed
Abdel Salam Mohamed
Elly
Seif Abdelrahman
Seif Abdelrahman