Alexandria... Why?
Alexandria... Why? (Egyptian 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]
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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 date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
Country | Egypt |
Language | Arabic |
Plot
The film portraits the early life of the director in his home city, Alexandria.
Cast
- Ahmed Zaki as Ibrahim
- Naglaa Fathy as Sarah
- Farid Shawqi as Mohsen's Father Shaker Pasha
- Mahmoud El-Meliguy as Qadry
- Ezzat El Alaili as Morsi
- Youssef Wahby
- Yehia Chahine
- Leila Fawzi
- Mohsena Tewfik Mohsen
- Akela Kateb
- Zeinab Sedky
- Seif El Dine
- Ahmad Abdel Waress
- Abdel Aziz Makhyoun
- Gerry Sundquist as Thomas 'Tommy' Friskin
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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 14 August 2010.
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
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