An Egyptian Story
Original title: Hadduta misrija
1982 · 1 h 55 min
Cast
Oussama Nadir Mohsen Mohieddin 
Nour El-Sherif Ahmed Mehrez 
Mohamed Mounir Ragaa Hussein
Credits
Written by: 
Youssef Chahine
Plot
After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?", the filmmaker Yehia faces open-heart surgery and reflects on his life.
Sinekatalog’s take
Youssef Chahine's autobiographical film, Hadduta misriyya, is inventive, personal and moving, part of his quartet.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,479 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
If you liked this
Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.
- The Choice 1970 · Youssef Chahine · IMDb 7.5 · Same director
- The Devil and Daniel Webster 1941 · William Dieterle · IMDb 7.5 · Viewers also liked
- Alexandria Again and Forever 1990 · Youssef Chahine · IMDb 6.6 · Same director
- Yeelen 1987 · Souleymane Cissé · IMDb 6.9 · Same movement
- The Mummy 1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam · IMDb 7.7 · Same movement
- Iphigenia 1977 · Michael Cacoyannis · IMDb 7.7 · Similar genres