Alexandria… Why? (1979)
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.
Director: Youssef Chahine
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Mohsen Mohey ElDein as Yehia |
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Mahmoud El Meligy as Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father |
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Mohsena Tawfiq as Yehia's Mother |
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Abdullah Mahmoud as Mohsen |
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Ahmed Zaki as Ibrahim |
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Naglaa Fathy as Sarah Sorel |
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Ahmed Mehrez as Adel Bey |
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Gerry Sundquist as Thomas "Tommy" Friskin |
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Laila Hamada as Nadia |
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Farid Shawqy as Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father |
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Zeinab Sedky as Grandmother |
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Ezzat Al Alaily as Morsi |
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Youssef Wahby as Sorel |
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Yehia Chahine as British Ambassador |
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Laila Fawzy as Princess Chahinour |
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Abdel Warith Assir as The Sheikh |
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Abdel Salam Mohamed as Elly |
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Seif Abdelrahman as |
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Abdelaziz Makhyoun as |
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Ahmad Bedir as |
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Aida Kamel as |
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Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim as |
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Hassan Hussein as |
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Ali Ezz ElDein as |
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Antic Melkior as Le Général |
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Ahmed Salama as |
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Naima ElSoghier as |
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Mohamed Abu Hashish as |
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Rashad Osman as |
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Ali Jawhar as |
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Ahmed Abdel Wareth as |
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Aqeila Rateb as |
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Osama Abbas as |
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Mohamed Shawqi as |
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Hamdy El Wazeer as |
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Samiha Mohamed as |
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Naeem Essa as |
| Directing | Youssef Chahine | Director |
| Production | Youssef Chahine | Producer |
| Sound | Fouad El-Zahry | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Abdel Fattah Madbouly | Production Design |
| Art | Mahmoud El Kholy | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ahmed Mehrez | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Sayed Aly | Grip |
| Writing | Youssef Chahine | Writer |
| Writing | Mohsen Zayed | Writer |
| Sound | Nasry Abdel Nour | Sound Engineer |
| Editing | Rashida Abdel Salam | Editor |
| Camera | Mohsen Nasr | Director of Photography |
