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Film · 1979
Alexandria… Why?
2h 13mNRDirected by Youssef Chahine
- Drama
- War
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.
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Cast
Mohsen Mohey ElDeinYehia
Mahmood Al-MelejiShukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Mohsena TawfiqYehia's Mother- Abdullah MahmoudMohsen
Ahmed ZakiIbrahim
Naglaa FathySarah Sorel
Ahmed MehrezAdel Bey
Gerry SundquistThomas "Tommy" Friskin
Laila HamadaNadia
Farid ShawqyShaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Zeinab SedkyGrandmother
Ezzat Al AlailyMorsi
Details
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Writer
- Youssef Chahine, Mohsen Zayed
- Music
- Fouad El-Zahry
- Cinematography
- Mohsen Nasr
- Editor
- Rashida Abdel Salam
- Producer
- Youssef Chahine
- Release
- August 23, 1979
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Rated
- NR
- Language
- French, Arabic, English
- Studio
- MISR International Films, Algerian Television
- TMDB score
- 6.5 / 10 from 29 votes
Where to watch
Stream
Criterion Channel
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