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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.
Theatrical
Oct 6, 1979
Theaters
1
Director
Producer
Music
Studio
MISR International Films, Algerian Television
Original Title
إسكندرية ليه؟
Original Language
Arabic
Alexandria Quad
Egyptian auteur Youssef Chahine’s autobiographical film trilogy
Cast
Full credits →M
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Yehia
M
Mahmoud El Meligy
Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
M
Mohsena Tawfiq
Yehia's Mother
A
Abdullah Mahmoud
Mohsen
A
Ahmed Zaki
Ibrahim
N
Naglaa Fathy
Sarah Sorel
A
Ahmed Mehrez
Adel Bey
G
Gerry Sundquist
Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
L
Laila Hamada
Nadia
F
Farid Shawqy
Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Z
Zeinab Sedky
Grandmother
E
Ezzat Al Alaily
Morsi
Y
Youssef Wahby
Sorel
Y
Yehia Chahine
British Ambassador
L
Laila Fawzy
Princess Chahinour
A
Abdel Warith Assir
The Sheikh
A
Abdel Salam Mohamed
Elly
S
Seif Abdelrahman
A
Abdelaziz Makhyoun
A
Ahmad Bedir
