Basic Info
Release: August 23, 1979
Runtime: 133 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.3/10 (26 votes)
Status: Released
Alexandria… Why?
1979
133 min
⭐ 6.3/10
26 votes
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.
Genres
Drama
War
Production Countries
- Algeria
- Egypt
Spoken Languages
- German de
- English en
- Arabic ar
- French fr
Flatrate
Criterion Channel
Cast
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Yehia
Mahmoud El Meligy
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
Crew
Youssef Chahine
Director
Youssef Chahine
Producer
Youssef Chahine
Writer
Mohsen Zayed
Writer
Backdrops
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