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Alexandria… Why?

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Alexandria… Why? — Plot

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 date
  • August 23, 1979
  • Runtime
  • 133 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, War
  • Director
  • Youssef Chahine

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Alexandria… Why? — Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein photo Mohsen Mohey ElDein Yehia Mahmood Al-Meleji photo Mahmood Al-Meleji Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father Mohsena Tawfiq photo Mohsena Tawfiq Yehia's Mother Abdullah Mahmoud Mohsen Ahmed Zaki photo Ahmed Zaki Ibrahim Naglaa Fathy photo Naglaa Fathy Sarah Sorel Ahmed Mehrez photo Ahmed Mehrez Adel Bey Gerry Sundquist photo Gerry Sundquist Thomas "Tommy" Friskin

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