Alexandria... Why?
| Alexandria... Why? | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Youssef Chahine |
| Produced by | Youssef Chahine |
| Written by |
Youssef Chahine Mohsen Zayed |
| Starring | Ahmed Zaki |
| Cinematography | Mohsen Nasr |
| Edited by | Rashida Abdel Salam |
Release dates |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
Alexandria... 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.[1] 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.[2] The film portraits the early life of the director in his home city, Alexandria.
Cast
- Ahmed Zaki as Ibrahim (as Ahmed Zaky)
- Naglaa Fathy as Sarah (as Naglaa Fathi)
- Farid Shawqi as Mohsen's Father (as Farid Chawky)
- Mahmoud El-Meliguy as Qadry (as Mahmoud El Meligui)
- Ezzat El Alaili as Shaker (as Ezzat El Alayli)
- Youssef Wahby
- Yehia Chahine
- Leila Fawzi
- Mohsena Tewfik (as Mohsena Tawfik)
- Akela Kateb
- Zeinab Sedky
- Seif El Dine (as Seif El Din)
- Ahmad Abdel Waress
- Abdel Aziz Makhyoun
- Gerry Sundquist as Thomas 'Tommy' Friskin
See also
- List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ "Berlinale 1979: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
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