Alexandria… Why?
(1979)
August 23, 1979• 2h 13m
65%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Youssef Chahine
Director
Top Billed Cast
MME
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Yehia
MEM
Mahmoud El Meligy
Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
MT
Mohsena Tawfiq
Yehia's Mother
AM
Abdullah Mahmoud
Mohsen
AZ
Ahmed Zaki
Ibrahim
NF
Naglaa Fathy
Sarah Sorel
AM
Ahmed Mehrez
Adel Bey
GS
Gerry Sundquist
Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
LH
Laila Hamada
Nadia
FS
Farid Shawqy
Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
