Alexandria… Why? (1979)

6.5 August 23, 1979 2h 13m Released
DramaWar

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

  • Mahmood Al-Meleji

    Mahmood Al-Meleji

    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

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