Alexandria… Why?
1979 • Drama | War
Youssef Chahine
Director
Youssef Chahine
Writer
Mohsen Zayed
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
August 23, 1979
Duration
133 Min
Language
ar
Popularity
1.2705
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
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.
Cast
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
محمود المليجي
Mohsena Tawfiq
Abdullah Mahmoud
Ahmed Zaki
Naglaa Fathy
Ahmed Mehrez
Gerry Sundquist
ليلى حماده
فريد شوقي
Zeinab Sedky
Ezzat Al Alaily
Youssef Wahby
Yehia Chahine
Laila Fawzy
Abdel Warith Assir
Abdel Salam Mohamed
سيف عبد الرحمن
عبدالعزيز مخيون
أحمد بدير
Aida Kamel
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Hassan Hussein
Ali Ezz ElDein
Antic Melkior
Ahmed Salama
Naima ElSoghier
Mohamed Abu Hasheesh
Rashad Osman
Ali Jawhar
Ahmed Abdel Wareth
Aqeila Rateb
Osama Abbas
Mohamed Shawqi
Hamdy El Wazeer
Samiha Mohamed
Naeem Essa
