Movie Description
إسكندرية ليه؟
(1979)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Youssef Chahine
- Producer : Youssef Chahine
- Writer : Youssef Chahine,Mohsen Zayed
- Editor : Rashida Abdel Salam
- Cast : Mohsen Mohey ElDein,Mahmood Al-Meleji,Mohsena Tawfiq,Abdullah Mahmoud,Ahmed Zaki,Naglaa Fathy,Ahmed Mehrez,Gerry Sundquist,Laila Hamada,Farid Shawqy,Zeinab Sedky,Ezzat Al Alaily,Youssef Wahby,Yehia Chahine,Laila Fawzy,Abdel Warith Assir,Abdel Salam Mohamed,Seif Abdelrahman,Abdelaziz Makhyoun,Ahmad Bedir,Aida Kamel,Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim,Hassan Hussein,Ali Ezz ElDein,Antic Melkior,Ahmed Salama,Naima ElSoghier,Mohamed Abu Hashish,Rashad Osman,Ali Jawhar,Ahmed Abdel Wareth,Aqeila Rateb,Osama Abbas,Mohamed Shawqi,Hamdy El Wazeer,Samiha Mohamed,Naeem Essa,Youssef Chahine
Cast
Yehia
Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Yehia's Mother
Mohsen
Ibrahim
Sarah Sorel
Adel Bey
Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
Nadia
Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Grandmother
Morsi
Sorel
British Ambassador
Princess Chahinour
The Sheikh
Elly
Le Général
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Facts
Original Titleإسكندرية ليه؟
Status Released
Release Information
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1979-08-23
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 13m
Production CompaniesMISR International Films,Algerian Television
Genres
- Drama
- War
