Alexandria… Why?
1979-08-23 | 133 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Mohsen Mohey ElDeinYehia
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Mahmoud El MeligyShukri Murad, Yehia's Father
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Mohsena TawfiqYehia's Mother
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Abdullah MahmoudMohsen
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Ahmed ZakiIbrahim
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Naglaa FathySarah Sorel
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Ahmed MehrezAdel Bey
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Gerry SundquistThomas "Tommy" Friskin
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Laila HamadaNadia
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Farid ShawqyShaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
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Zeinab SedkyGrandmother
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Ezzat Al AlailyMorsi
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Youssef WahbySorel
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Yehia ChahineBritish Ambassador
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Laila FawzyPrincess Chahinour
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Abdel Warith AssirThe Sheikh
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Abdel Salam MohamedElly
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Seif Abdelrahman
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Abdelaziz Makhyoun
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Ahmad Bedir
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