Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
إسكندرية ليه؟ (original title)
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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.
Berlin International Film Festival 1979
Chicago International Film Festival 1979
Cast: Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Mahmood Al-Meleji, Mohsena Tawfiq, Abdullah Mahmoud, Ahmed Zaki, Naglaa Fathy, Ahmed Mehrez, Gerry Sundquist, Laila Hamada, Farid Shawqy, Zeinab Sedky, Ezzat Al Alaily, Youssef Wahby, Yehia Chahine, Laila Fawzy, Abdel Warith Assir, Abdel Salam Mohamed, Seif Abdelrahman, Abdelaziz Makhyoun, Ahmad Bedir
Writers: Youssef Chahine (Writer), Mohsen Zayed (Writer)
Cinematographer: Mohsen Nasr
Production Designer: Abdel Fattah Madbouly
Editor: Rashida Abdel Salam
Composer: Fouad El-Zahry
Producer: Youssef Chahine
Production: MISR International Films, Algerian Television
