"Yahia", a young man living in the cosmopolitan Alexandria during World War II. Between his dreams, which up to Hollywood, and constraints of his life in the middle class, trying to be a ...
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Title: Alexandria... Why? (1979)
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2 wins & 2 nominations.
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| Naglaa Fathi | ... | Sarah | |
| Ahmed Zaki | ... | Ibrahim (as Ahmed Zaky) | |
| Farid Shawqi | ... | Mohsen's Father (as Farid Chawky) | |
| Mahmoud Al Meleji | ... | Qadri | |
| Ezzat El Alaili | ... | Shaker (as Ezzat El Alayli) | |
| Yusuf Wahbi | |||
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Yehia Chahine | ||
| Layla Fawzi | ... | (as Leila Fawzi) | |
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Akela Kateb | ||
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Zeinat Sedky | ... | (as Zeinab Sedky) |
| Seif Abdelrahman | ... | (as Seif El Din) | |
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Ahmed Abdel Wareth | ||
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Abdulaziz Makhyoon | ... | (as Abdel Aziz Makhyoun) |
| Gerry Sundquist | ... | Thomas 'Tommy' Friskin | |
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Ahmed Mehrez | ||
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"Yahia", a young man living in the cosmopolitan Alexandria during World War II. Between his dreams, which up to Hollywood, and constraints of his life in the middle class, trying to be a new Hamlet with his uprising dreams wondering where all new meaning to life amid the horrors of war and life pain. Written by Ahmed Nasr
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homosexual | windstorm | reference to adolf hitler | hollywood california | hamlet |Genres:
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This movie reminded me of many things...a Felliniesque fantasy, and a war drama and a movie about the love of movies . The characters are likeable and the movie is fun to watch. It's defently a film for movie buffs.