---
title: 'Alexandria... Why? (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Youssef Chahine'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 133
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Egypt'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alexandria-why-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077751/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alexandria... Why? (1979)

1979 · 133 min · Drama · Egypt

Original title: إسكندريه ليه

## Synopsis

Alexandria... Why? 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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Youssef Chahine](https://cinepixo.com/people/youssef-chahine)
- **Screenplay:** [Youssef Chahine](https://cinepixo.com/people/youssef-chahine)
- **Producer:** [Youssef Chahine](https://cinepixo.com/people/youssef-chahine)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mohsen Nasr](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohsen-nasr)
- **Editor:** [Rachida Abdel-Salam](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachida-abdel-salam)

## Cast

- [Mahmoud el-Meliguy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahmoud-el-meliguy)
- [Ahmad Zaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahmad-zaki)
- [Farid Shawqi](https://cinepixo.com/people/farid-shawqi)

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