Alexandria… Why?
Film1979133 min6.5/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Youssef Chahine
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Mohsen Mohey ElDeinYehia
Mahmood Al-MelejiShukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Mohsena TawfiqYehia's Mother
Ahmed ZakiIbrahim
Naglaa FathySarah Sorel
Ahmed MehrezAdel Bey
Gerry SundquistThomas "Tommy" Friskin
Laila HamadaNadia
Farid ShawqyShaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Zeinab SedkyGrandmother
Ezzat Al AlailyMorsiExplore the crew
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Producer
- Youssef Chahine
- Original Music Composer
- Fouad El-Zahry
- Writer
- Youssef Chahine
- Writer
- Mohsen Zayed
- Editor
- Rashida Abdel Salam
- Director of Photography
- Mohsen Nasr