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Alexandria… Why?

Alexandria… Why?

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Drama   War
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: German , English , Arabic , French
📆 Date Released: 1979-08-23
⌚ Running Time: 133 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein original image
Yehia
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Mahmoud El Meligy original image
Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Mahmoud El Meligy
Mohsena Tawfiq original image
Yehia's Mother
Mohsena Tawfiq
Abdullah Mahmoud original image
Mohsen
Abdullah Mahmoud
Ahmed Zaki original image
Ibrahim
Ahmed Zaki
Naglaa Fathy original image
Sarah Sorel
Naglaa Fathy
Ahmed Mehrez original image
Adel Bey
Ahmed Mehrez
Gerry Sundquist original image
Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
Gerry Sundquist
Laila Hamada original image
Nadia
Laila Hamada
Farid Shawqy original image
Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Farid Shawqy
Zeinab Sedky original image
Grandmother
Zeinab Sedky
Ezzat Al Alaily original image
Morsi
Ezzat Al Alaily
Youssef Wahby original image
Sorel
Youssef Wahby
Yehia Chahine original image
British Ambassador
Yehia Chahine
Laila Fawzy original image
Princess Chahinour
Laila Fawzy
Abdel Warith Assir original image
The Sheikh
Abdel Warith Assir
Abdel Salam Mohamed original image
Elly
Abdel Salam Mohamed
Seif Abdelrahman original image
Seif Abdelrahman
Abdelaziz Makhyoun original image
Abdelaziz Makhyoun
Ahmad Bedir original image
Ahmad Bedir
Aida Kamel original image
Aida Kamel
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim original image
Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
Hassan Hussein original image
Hassan Hussein
Ali Ezz ElDein original image
Ali Ezz ElDein
Antic Melkior original image
Le Général
Antic Melkior
Ahmed Salama original image
Ahmed Salama
Naima ElSoghier original image
Naima ElSoghier
Mohamed Abu Hashish original image
Mohamed Abu Hashish
Rashad Osman original image
Rashad Osman
Ali Jawhar original image
Ali Jawhar
Ahmed Abdel Wareth original image
Ahmed Abdel Wareth
Aqeila Rateb original image
Aqeila Rateb
Osama Abbas original image
Osama Abbas
Mohamed Shawqi original image
Mohamed Shawqi
Hamdy El Wazeer original image
Hamdy El Wazeer
Samiha Mohamed original image
Samiha Mohamed
Naeem Essa original image
Naeem Essa

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