Film
Return of the Prodigal Son
1976 · 2h 5m · Drama · Music
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- 7.1
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Overview
Freed after spending years in prison, an activist's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disillusion clashes with his family's expectations. Demonstrating Chahine’s eclecticism, this is an elegant melodrama, exuberant musical, layered allegory, and profound portrait of personal and political disillusionment.
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Cast
Hesham Selim
Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
Majida El Roumi
Tafida Hassouna
Ahmed Mehrez
Ali Mohamed Madbouly
Shoukry Sarhan
Tolba Mohamed Madbouly
Huda Sultan
Ratiba, the Mother
Mahmoud El Meligy
Mohamed Madbouly
Soheir El Morshedy
Fatima Tawfiq Hassan
Sid Ali Kouiret
Hassouna
Ragaa Hussein
Lawahez - Hassouna's wife
Ali Al Sharif
Clown
Ahmed Abdel Wareth
Captain Hossam
Ahmad Bedir
Ahmed Al-Taweel
Mohamed Refaat
Aaidah Riyadh
School teacher
Crew
- Youssef ChahineProducer · Director · Writer
- Salah JahinScreenplay
- Farouk BeloufaWriter
- Mahmoud El KholyProducer
- Seif AbdelrahmanProducer
- Abdel Aziz FahmyDirector of Photography
- Baleegh HamdyOriginal Music Composer
- Kamal Al TaweelOriginal Music Composer
- Rashida Abdel SalamEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 24, 1976
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Arabic
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
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