Alexandria… Why?

Alexandria… Why?

1979
2h 13min

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.

Alexandria… Why?

Storyline

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
    8/23/1979
    Runtime
    2h 13min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Arabic
    Production
    MISR International Films, Algerian Television
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
Abdullah Mahmoud
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
Acting
Abdelaziz Makhyoun
Abdelaziz Makhyoun
Acting
Ahmad Bedir
Ahmad Bedir
Acting
Aida Kamel
Aida Kamel
Acting
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Acting
Hassan Hussein
Hassan Hussein
Acting
Ali Ezz ElDein
Ali Ezz ElDein
Acting
Antic Melkior
Antic Melkior
Le Général
Ahmed Salama
Ahmed Salama
Acting
Naima ElSoghier
Naima ElSoghier
Acting
Mohamed Abu Hashish
Mohamed Abu Hashish
Acting
Rashad Osman
Rashad Osman
Acting
Ali Jawhar
Ali Jawhar
Acting
Ahmed Abdel Wareth
Ahmed Abdel Wareth
Acting
Aqeila Rateb
Aqeila Rateb
Acting
Osama Abbas
Osama Abbas
Acting
Mohamed Shawqi
Mohamed Shawqi
Acting
Hamdy El Wazeer
Hamdy El Wazeer
Acting
Samiha Mohamed
Samiha Mohamed
Acting
Naeem Essa
Naeem Essa
Acting
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