Alexandria… Why?
6.2
1979-08-23
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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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
1979-08-23
Runtime
133
Director
Youssef Chahine
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Drama
War
Language
Deutsch
Production
MISR International Films
Algerian Television
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Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Mahmoud El Meligy
محمود المليجي
Mohsena Tawfiq
Mohsena Tawfiq
Abdullah Mahmoud
Abdullah Mahmoud
Ahmed Zaki
Ahmed Zaki
Naglaa Fathy
Naglaa Fathy
Ahmed Mehrez
Ahmed Mehrez
Gerry Sundquist
Gerry Sundquist
Laila Hamada
ليلى حماده
Farid Shawqy
فريد شوقي
Zeinab Sedky
Zeinab Sedky
Ezzat Al Alaily
Ezzat Al Alaily
Youssef Wahby
Youssef Wahby
Yehia Chahine
Yehia Chahine
Laila Fawzy
Laila Fawzy
Abdel Warith Assir
Abdel Warith Assir
Abdel Salam Mohamed
Abdel Salam Mohamed
Seif Abdelrahman
سيف عبد الرحمن
Abdelaziz Makhyoun
عبدالعزيز مخيون
Ahmad Bedir
أحمد بدير
Aida Kamel
Aida Kamel
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Hassan Hussein
Hassan Hussein
Ali Ezz ElDein
Ali Ezz ElDein
Antic Melkior
Antic Melkior
Ahmed Salama
Ahmed Salama
Naima ElSoghier
Naima ElSoghier
Mohamed Abu Hashish
Mohamed Abu Hasheesh
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