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Alexandria... Why? (1979)

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Alexandria... Why?

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Director

  • Youssef Chahine
    Youssef Chahine

Writers

(in alphabetical order)
  • Youssef Chahine
    Youssef Chahine
    writer
  • Mohsen Zayed
    Mohsen Zayed
    writer

Cast

(in credits order)
  • Naglaa Fathi in Alexandria... Why? (1979)
    Naglaa Fathi
    Naglaa Fathi
    Sarah
  • Ahmed Zaki in Alexandria... Why? (1979)
    Ahmed Zaki
    Ahmed Zaki
    Ibrahim
    (as Ahmed Zaky)
  • Farid Shawqi
    Farid Shawqi
    Farid Shawqi
    Mohsen's Father
    (as Farid Chawky)
  • Mahmoud El Meligy in The Land (1970)
    Mahmoud El Meligy
    Mahmoud El Meligy
    Qadri
    (as Mahmoud El Meligui)
  • Ezzat El Alaili in Alexandria... Why? (1979)
    Ezzat El Alaili
    Ezzat El Alaili
    Shaker
    (as Ezzat El Alayli)
  • Youssef Wahbi in Al-muharrij al-Kabir (1952)
    Youssef Wahbi
    Youssef Wahbi
    (as Yusuf Wahbi)
  • Yehia Chahine
    Yehia Chahine
  • Layla Fawzi in Saladin (1963)
    Layla Fawzi
    Layla Fawzi
    (as Leila Fawzi)
  • Aqilah Rateb
    Aqilah Rateb
    (as Akela Kateb)
  • Zeinab Sedky
    Zeinab Sedky
  • Seif Abdelrahman in The Sparrow (1972)
    Seif Abdelrahman
    Seif Abdelrahman
    (as Seif El Din)
  • Ahmed Abdel Wareth
    Ahmed Abdel Wareth
  • Abdulaziz Makhyoon
    Abdulaziz Makhyoon
    (as Abdel Aziz Makhyoun)
  • Gerry Sundquist
    Gerry Sundquist
    Gerry Sundquist
    Thomas 'Tommy' Friskin
  • Ahmed Mehrez
    Ahmed Mehrez
  • Abdulwareth Asar
    Abdulwareth Asar
    The Sheikh
  • Hassan Hussein
    Hassan Hussein
  • Aida Kamel
    Aida Kamel
  • Oussaida Abbass
    Oussaida Abbass
  • Abdel Salam Mohamed
    Abdel Salam Mohamed
  • Halima El Soghayar
    Halima El Soghayar
  • Ahmad Bedair
    Ahmad Bedair
    (as Ahmed Bedeir)
  • Samira Mohamed
    Samira Mohamed
  • Abou Hachich
    Abou Hachich
  • Gamil El Traboulsi
    Gamil El Traboulsi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Bahir Bauk
    Bahir Bauk
  • Zouzou Hamdi El Hakim
    Zouzou Hamdi El Hakim
  • Ali Ezz Eldein
    Ali Ezz Eldein
    (as Aly Ezzeldine)
  • Anan Gemayel
    Anan Gemayel
  • Ali Gohar
    Ali Gohar
  • Layla Hamadah
    Layla Hamadah
    Nadia
    (as Leila Hamada)
  • Abdalla Mahmoud in El-toq wa el-iswerah (1986)
    Abdalla Mahmoud
    Abdalla Mahmoud
    Mohsen
  • Antic Melkior
    Antic Melkior
    Le général
  • Mohsen Mohieddin in Al-yawm al-Sadis (1986)
    Mohsen Mohieddin
    Mohsen Mohieddin
    Yehia Mustafa
    (as Mohsen Mohiedine)
  • John Rodenbeck
    John Rodenbeck
  • Rosemary Sabey
    Rosemary Sabey
  • Ahmed Salama
    Ahmed Salama
  • Magdi Seif
    Magdi Seif
  • Mohamed Shawqi
    Mohamed Shawqi
    (as Mohamed Chawky)
  • Mohsena Tawfik
    Mohsena Tawfik
  • Vary Vahram
    Vary Vahram

Producers

  • Raouf Abdel Hadi
    Raouf Abdel Hadi
    associate producer
  • Mahmoud Bakr
    Mahmoud Bakr
    associate producer
  • Youssef Chahine
    Youssef Chahine
    producer
  • Abdel Hamid Daoud
    Abdel Hamid Daoud
    delegate producer
  • Mohamed El Gohari
    Mohamed El Gohari
    associate producer
  • Mohamed Hassan
    Mohamed Hassan
    associate producer

Composer

  • Fouad El Zahiry
    Fouad El Zahiry

Cinematographer

  • Mohsen Nasr
    Mohsen Nasr

Editor

  • Rashida Abdel Salam
    Rashida Abdel Salam

Production Designer

  • Abdel Fattah Madbouly
    Abdel Fattah Madbouly
    production designer (as Abdel Fattah Madboul)

Art Director

  • Nehad Bahgat
    Nehad Bahgat
    art director (as Bahgat Nihad)

Set Decorators

  • Mahmoud El Kholy
    Mahmoud El Kholy
  • Ahmed Mehrez
    Ahmed Mehrez

Costume Designer

  • Ahmed Kassak
    Ahmed Kassak

Art Department

  • Akef El Tayyeb
    Akef El Tayyeb
    assistant production designer

Sound Department

  • Nasry Abdel Nour
    Nasry Abdel Nour
    chief sound engineer (as Nasri Abdel Nour)
  • Abdel Aziz Emara
    Abdel Aziz Emara
    sound engineer
  • Ahmed Kamel
    Ahmed Kamel
    sound assistant

Special Effects

  • Farid Abdel Hay
    Farid Abdel Hay
    special effects coordinator
  • Mohamed Kamel
    Mohamed Kamel
    special effects assistant

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Sayed Aly
    Sayed Aly
    grip
  • Mahmoud Bakr
    Mahmoud Bakr
    assistant camera
  • Said Chambar
    Said Chambar
    assistant grip
  • Gamal Fahmy
    Gamal Fahmy
    still photographer
  • Mohamed Ibrahim
    Mohamed Ibrahim
    chief electrician
  • Yahia Rashad
    Yahia Rashad
    assistant electrician

Costume Department

  • Khairai Gadallah
    Khairai Gadallah
    assistant costume designer

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