Alexandria Again and Forever

5.119891h 45mDrama

Alexandria Again and Forever (1989) is a drama film directed by Youssef Chahine rated 5.1/10.

Set in 1987 against the backdrop of a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Chahine himself steps in to play Yehia, the famed Egyptian director whose life is chronicled in "Alexandria, Why?" and "An Egyptian Story". Obsessed with Amr, the handsome actor he discovered and cast as his alter-ego in parts one and two of The Alexandria Trilogy, Yehia pressures Amr to star in various film projects that change even as Yehia's perception of the young actor begins to change. He first casts Amr as Hamlet, which the actor deems too demanding for his talents, then as the lead in a musical biopic of demigod Alexander the Great, who founded the city of Alexandria in 332 B.C.

Released: 1989-12-04

Duration: 1h 45m

Genre: Drama

Country: Egypt

Director: Youssef Chahine

Writer: Youssef Chahine, Yousry Nasrallah

Cast: Youssef Chahine, Yousra, Hussein Fahmy, Amr Abdel Gelil, Hesham Selim, Tahiya Cariocca

Production: MISR International Films, Paris Classics Productions, La Sept Cinéma