
Alexandria… Why?
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
Drama
War
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Casts

Mohsen Mohey ElDein
as Yehia

Mahmoud El Meligy
as Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Mohsena Tawfiq
as Yehia's Mother

Abdullah Mahmoud
as Mohsen

Ahmed Zaki
as Ibrahim

Naglaa Fathy
as Sarah Sorel

Ahmed Mehrez
as Adel Bey

Gerry Sundquist
as Thomas "Tommy" Friskin

Laila Hamada
as Nadia

Farid Shawqy
as Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father