A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
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
أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه)
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.
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 Engineer:
Nasry Abdel Nour
Writer:
Youssef Chahine
Mohsen Zayed
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