Alexandria… Why? (1979) [NR]

Release Date:
August 23, 1979

Original Title:
إسكندرية ليه

Alternate Titles:
Alejandría... ¿por qué?
Alessandria perché?
Alexandria - varför?
Alexandria ... Why?
Alexandria... Porquê?
Alexandria... Tại sao?
Alexandria... warum?
Alexandria: Filme și război
Alexandria: Por quê?
Alexandrie, pourquoi ?
Alexandrie... Pourquoi?
Alexandrie... proč?
Dlaczego Aleksandria?
Eskenderiya... Leh?
Iskandariya... Leh?
Iskanderiya... Leh?
Iskenderiya... Leh?
Niçin İskenderiye?
İskenderiye Üçlemesi: İskenderiye, Neden?
Αλεξάνδρεια... Γιατί;
Александрия... Почему?
אלכסנדריה, למה?
إسكندرية... ليه؟
อเล็กซานเดรียที่รัก
アレキサンドリアWHY?
亞歷山卓:港都舊事
情迷亚历山大
알렉산드리아, 왜?
알렉산드리아… 왜?

Genres:
Drama | War

Production Companies:
Algerian Television
MISR International Films

Production Countries:
Algeria | Egypt

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 133

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.

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Director:
Youssef Chahine

Director of Photography:
Mohsen Nasr

Editor:
Rashida Abdel Salam

Grip:
Sayed Aly

Original Music Composer:
Fouad El-Zahry

Producer:
Youssef Chahine

Production Design:
Abdel Fattah Madbouly

Set Decoration:
Mahmoud El Kholy
Ahmed Mehrez

Sound:
Nasry Abdel Nour

Writer:
Youssef Chahine
Mohsen Zayed

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