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Alexandria… Why? (1979) - Cinemaos

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CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 2h 13m · NR

Alexandria… Why?

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

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

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

Creative team

Directed by: Youssef Chahine
Written by: Mohsen Zayed
Youssef Chahine
Produced by: Youssef Chahine

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Drama

War

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.

Directed byYoussef Chahine

Starring

Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Mahmood Al-Meleji, Mohsena Tawfiq

Status: Released
Runtime: 2h 13m
Language: AR
Released: August 23, 1979

Studios

MISR International Films

Algerian Television