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An Egyptian Story
An Egyptian Story

An Egyptian Story

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After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

27 September 1982

Country

Egypt

Cast

Nour El-Sherif

Nour El-Sherif

Yehia Shukri Murad

Yousra

Yousra

Amal

Soheir El-Bably

Soheir El-Bably

The Mother

Magda El Khatib

Magda El Khatib

The Sister

Mahmoud El Meligy

Mahmoud El Meligy

Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Laila Hamada

Laila Hamada

Yehia's Sister

Mohamed Mounir

Mohamed Mounir

Mahmoud El Gendy

Mahmoud El Gendy

Co-director

Abdelaziz Makhyoun

Abdelaziz Makhyoun

Sanaa Younes

Sanaa Younes

Ragaa Al-Giddawy

Ragaa Al-Giddawy

Abdullah Mahmoud

Abdullah Mahmoud

Ragaa Hussein

Ragaa Hussein

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Young Yehia

Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

Old Yehia

Seif Abdelrahman

Seif Abdelrahman

Abdel Hadi

Nabila El Sayed

Nabila El Sayed

Souad Nasr

Souad Nasr

Hassan Hussein

Hassan Hussein

Gerry Sundquist

Gerry Sundquist

Magda Al Sabahi

Magda Al Sabahi

Magda

Ahmed Mehrez

Ahmed Mehrez

Alaa Awad

Alaa Awad

Noha ElAmroussi

Noha ElAmroussi

Saeed Abdel Ghani

Saeed Abdel Ghani

Yousry Nasrallah

Yousry Nasrallah

Saeed Al Saleh

Saeed Al Saleh

Ali Al Sharif

Ali Al Sharif

Mimi Chakib

Mimi Chakib

Laila Sheir

Laila Sheir

Ahmed Salama

Ahmed Salama

Khairiya A-Mansour

Khairiya A-Mansour

Ahmed Abdelhady

Ahmed Abdelhady

Ismet Raafat

Ismet Raafat

Muhammad Khalil

Muhammad Khalil

Ali Ezz ElDein

Ali Ezz ElDein

Hanan Adel

Hanan Adel

Umm Kulthum

Umm Kulthum

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