Alexandria… Why? (1979)

Name: Alexandria… Why?
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 23 Aug 1979
Rating: 6.20
Cast: Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Mahmoud El Meligy, Mohsena Tawfiq, Abdullah Mahmoud, Ahmed Zaki

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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.

Release: Aug 23, 1979

Runtime: 133 minutes

Language: العربية, English, Français, Deutsch

Studio: MISR International Films, Algerian Television

Country: Algeria, Egypt

Cast: Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Mahmoud El Meligy, Mohsena Tawfiq, Abdullah Mahmoud, Ahmed Zaki, Naglaa Fathy

Crew: Youssef Chahine (Director), Youssef Chahine (Writer), Mohsen Zayed (Writer), Mohsen Nasr (Director of Photography), Rashida Abdel Salam (Editor), Nasry Abdel Nour (Sound)