Alexandria… Why?

Alexandria… Why?

1979 ar 133 minutes

Rating: 6.375

Plot

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.

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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

Abdelaziz Makhyoun

Abdelaziz Makhyoun

Ahmad Bedir

Ahmad Bedir

Aida Kamel

Aida Kamel

Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim

Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim

Hassan Hussein

Hassan Hussein

Ali Ezz ElDein

Ali Ezz ElDein

Antic Melkior

Antic Melkior

Le Général

Ahmed Salama

Ahmed Salama

Naima ElSoghier

Naima ElSoghier

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Rashad Osman

Rashad Osman

Ali Jawhar

Ali Jawhar

Ahmed Abdel Wareth

Ahmed Abdel Wareth

Aqeila Rateb

Aqeila Rateb

Osama Abbas

Osama Abbas

Mohamed Shawqi

Mohamed Shawqi

Hamdy El Wazeer

Hamdy El Wazeer

Samiha Mohamed

Samiha Mohamed

Naeem Essa

Naeem Essa

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