Alexandria… Why?

6.5 1979 133 min
NR
Drama War

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 t…

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Director
Youssef Chahine
Writers
Youssef Chahine, Mohsen Zayed
Classification
NR

Cast

The cast behind this title

Mohsen Mohey ElDein Yehia
Mahmood Al-Meleji Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Mohsena Tawfiq Yehia's Mother
Abdullah Mahmoud Mohsen
Ahmed Zaki Ibrahim
Naglaa Fathy Sarah Sorel
Ahmed Mehrez Adel Bey
Gerry Sundquist Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
Laila Hamada Nadia
Farid Shawqy Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Zeinab Sedky Grandmother
Ezzat Al Alaily Morsi
Youssef Wahby Sorel
Yehia Chahine British Ambassador
Laila Fawzy Princess Chahinour
Abdel Warith Assir The Sheikh
Abdel Salam Mohamed Elly
Seif Abdelrahman

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