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 Prize.^[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]

Alexandria... Why?
Film poster
Directed by	Youssef Chahine
Written by	Youssef Chahine Mohsen Zayed
Produced by	Youssef Chahine
Starring	Naglaa Fathi
Cinematography	Mohsen Nasr
Edited by	Rachida Abdel Salam
Release date	1979 (1979)
Running time	133 minutes
Country	Egypt
Language	Egyptian Arabic

Plot

The film portrays the early life of the director in his home city, Alexandria.

Cast

• Naglaa Fathi as Sarah
• Farid Shawqi as Mohsen's Father Shaker Pasha
• Mahmoud El-Meliguy as Qadry
• Ezzat El Alaili as Morsi
• Youssef Wahbi
• Yehia Chahine
• Laila Fawzi
• Aeela Rateb
• Ahmed Zaki as Ibrahim
• Gerry Sundquist as Thomas 'Tommy' Friskin
• Ahmed Bedier

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