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Alexandria… Why?(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-08-23
62%
20 Votes
Time: 2h 13m
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: German, English, Arabic, French.
Countries:
Algeria,
Egypt
ProductionCompanies: 
Algerian Television
Movie: Alexandria… Why?
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Yehia
محمود المليجي
Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Mohsena Tawfiq
Yehia's Mother
Abdullah Mahmoud
Mohsen
Ahmed Zaki
Ibrahim
Naglaa Fathy
Sarah Sorel
Ahmed Mehrez
Adel Bey
Gerry Sundquist
Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
ليلى حماده
Nadia
فريد شوقي
Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
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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.
Release Date
1979-08-23
Average
6.15
Rating:
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DeutschEnglishالعربيةFrançais
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