Alexandria… Why? (1979)

Alexandria… Why? (1979)

1979-08-23 Algeria, Egypt 133 Min. PG-13
6.2 19 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein is Yehia
Yehia
محمود المليجي is Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Mohsena Tawfiq is Yehia's Mother
Yehia's Mother
Abdullah Mahmoud is Mohsen
Mohsen
Ahmed Zaki is Ibrahim
Ibrahim
Naglaa Fathy is Sarah Sorel
Sarah Sorel
Ahmed Mehrez is Adel Bey
Adel Bey
Gerry Sundquist is Thomas
Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
ليلى حماده is Nadia
Nadia
فريد شوقي is Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Zeinab Sedky is Grandmother
Grandmother
Ezzat Al Alaily is Morsi
Morsi

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