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6.5Amid 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.
Released: 1979-08-23133 minDir: Youssef ChahineDrama, WarPart of: Alexandria Quad
Stream on: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Mohsen Mohey ElDein as Yehia
- Mahmoud El Meligy as Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
- Mohsena Tawfiq as Yehia's Mother
- Abdullah Mahmoud as Mohsen
- Ahmed Zaki as Ibrahim
- Naglaa Fathy as Sarah Sorel
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
2,241 votes
- Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- autobiography
- Country of origin
- Egypt
- Original language
- Egyptian Arabic
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Screenwriter
- Youssef Chahine
- Cast member
- Farid Shawqi
- Producer
- Youssef Chahine
- Narrative location
- Egypt
- Duration
- 133
- FilmAffinity ID
- 460878
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1979-00-00
- title
- إسكندريه ليه
- language of work or name
- Arabic
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