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Alexandria… Why? is a film of genre Drama directed by Youssef Chahine released in USA on 6 october 1979 with Ahmed Zaki
Alexandria… Why? (1979)
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Add to a movie listAlexandria... Why? (Arabic: إسكندرية ليه, translit. Iskanderija... lih?) is a 1979 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Priz. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film portraits the early life of the director in his home city, Alexandria.
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Le film entrecroise plusieurs histoires en 1942, à Alexandrie, peu avant la bataille d'El-Alamein. Un étudiant de cinéma rêve de partir travailler à Hollywood, un militaire se découvre sentimental…Actors
Ahmed Zaki
(Ibrahim)
Mahmoud el-Meliguy
(Qadry (as Mahmoud El Meligui))
Youssef Wahbi
(Sorel)
Gerry Sundquist
(Thomas "Tommy" Friskin)
Naglaa Fathi
(Sarah)
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