Alexandria… Why?(1979)

62

2h 13m

  • 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.

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

  • 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

  • Abdelaziz Makhyoun

    Abdelaziz Makhyoun

  • Ahmad Bedir

    Ahmad Bedir

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    Status

    Released (Aug 23, 1979)

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