Directed by:
Youssef ChahineCinematography:
Mohsen NasrComposer:
Fouad El-ZahryCast:
Naglaa Fathi, Ahmed Zaki, Farid Shawqi, Gerry Sundquist, Mohsen Mohieddin, Youssef Wahby, Mahmoud Al Meleji, Seif El Dine, Ezzat El Alaili, Layla Fawzi (more)VOD (1)
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Winner of a Silver Bear at the Berlinale, this is one of Chahine’s most popular movies abroad: a grand autobiographical ode to pre-WW2 cosmopolitan Alexandria that centers on a young actor (standing in for Chahine) who dreams of studying acting in the United States. Whimsical, multi-layered and utterly invigorating, this loving, crowd-pleasing panorama of Chahine’s birthplace – featuring some of Egypt’s biggest stars of the time – meticulously reconstructs an Alexandria known by few outside Egypt. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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Naglaa Fathi
Egypt
Best movies:
Alexandria... Why? (1979)
Ahmed Zaki
Egypt
Best movies:
Alexandria... Why? (1979)
Farid Shawqi
Egypt
Best movies:
The Blazing Sun (1954)
Cairo Station (1958)
Alexandria... Why? (1979)
Gerry Sundquist
UK
Best movies:
Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) (series)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV movie)
Mohsen Mohieddin
Best movies:
Adieu Bonaparte (1985)
The Sixth Day (1986)
Alexandria... Why? (1979)
Youssef Wahby
Egypt
Best movies:
Alexandria... Why? (1979)
Mahmoud Al Meleji
Egypt
Best movies:
The Land (1970)
Saladin and the Great Crusades (1963)
Alexandria... Why? (1979)
Seif El Dine
Best movies:
Adieu Bonaparte (1985)
Alexandria... Why? (1979)
Ezzat El Alaili
Egypt
Best movies:
The Land (1970)
Alexandria... Why? (1979)
Layla Fawzi
Best movies:
Saladin and the Great Crusades (1963)
Alexandria... Why? (1979)
Youssef Chahine
Egypt
Best movies:
Cairo Station (1958)
The Sixth Day (1986)
Alexandria... Why? (1979)