An Egyptian Story Movie Review 1982

An Egyptian film director (Dine) goes to London for open-heart surgery and as he hovers between life and death, he remembers his past. Scenes from Chahine's other films highlight the director's reminiscences. Part 2 of the Alexandria trilogy, preceded by "Alexandria...Why?" and followed by "Alexandria Again and Forever." Arabic with subtitles.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 127 minutes.
Originally from Egyptian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

London

Screenplay

Youssef Chahine

Cast

Mohiel Dine, Nour (el-Sherif) el-Cherif, Oussama Nadir, Magda El Khatib

Cinematography

Mohsen Nasr

Director

Youssef Chahine

Music

Gamal Salama