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Alexandria… Why?

Alexandria… Why?

Alexandria Quad

Youssef Chahine

1979

  • Drama
  • War
6.5

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 & crew

  • Youssef ChahineDirector
  • 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

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