Alexandria… Why?

6.4

1979

2h 13m

DramaWar

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.

Key Crew

Director

Youssef Chahine

Producers

Youssef Chahine

Writers

Youssef Chahine

Mohsen Zayed

Cinematography

Mohsen Nasr

Music

Fouad El-Zahry

Cast (37)

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Yehia

Mahmoud El Meligy

Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

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