Alexandria… Why?

Name: Alexandria… Why?
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1979-08-23
Duration: 133 min

2h 13m·Drama, War

Directed by Youssef Chahine·1979

Rate

6.5/10 avg

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.

DirectorYoussef ChahineCinematographyMohsen NasrStudioMISR International Films

Actor	Role
Mohsen Mohey ElDeinYehia	Yehia
Mahmoud El MeligyShukri Murad, Yehia's Father	Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Mohsena TawfiqYehia's Mother	Yehia's Mother
AAbdullah MahmoudMohsen	Mohsen
Ahmed ZakiIbrahim	Ibrahim
Naglaa FathySarah Sorel	Sarah Sorel
Ahmed MehrezAdel Bey	Adel Bey
Gerry SundquistThomas "Tommy" Friskin	Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
Laila HamadaNadia	Nadia
Farid ShawqyShaker Bey, Mohsen's Father	Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Zeinab SedkyGrandmother	Grandmother
Ezzat Al AlailyMorsi	Morsi
Youssef WahbySorel	Sorel
Yehia ChahineBritish Ambassador	British Ambassador
Laila FawzyPrincess Chahinour	Princess Chahinour
Abdel Warith AssirThe Sheikh	The Sheikh
Abdel Salam MohamedElly	Elly
Seif AbdelrahmanNot listed	Not listed
Abdelaziz MakhyounNot listed	Not listed
Ahmad BedirNot listed	Not listed
Aida KamelNot listed	Not listed
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakimNot listed	Not listed
Hassan HusseinNot listed	Not listed
Ali Ezz ElDeinNot listed	Not listed
Antic MelkiorLe Général	Le Général
Ahmed SalamaNot listed	Not listed
Naima ElSoghierNot listed	Not listed
Mohamed Abu HashishNot listed	Not listed
Rashad OsmanNot listed	Not listed
Ali JawharNot listed	Not listed

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