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The story
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.
- Original title
- إسكندرية ليه؟
- Release date
- 1979-08-23
- Original language
- ar
Cast
Mohsen Mohey ElDeinYehia
Mahmood Al-MelejiShukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Mohsena TawfiqYehia's Mother
Abdullah Mahmoud
Abdullah MahmoudMohsen
Ahmed ZakiIbrahim
Naglaa FathySarah Sorel
Ahmed MehrezAdel Bey
Gerry SundquistThomas "Tommy" Friskin
Laila HamadaNadia
Farid ShawqyShaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Zeinab SedkyGrandmother
Ezzat Al AlailyMorsi
Youssef WahbySorel
Yehia ChahineBritish Ambassador
Laila FawzyPrincess Chahinour
Abdel Warith AssirThe Sheikh
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