Return of the Prodigal Son
1976•2h 5m•6.4•Released
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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.
Director
Youssef Chahine
Writer
Youssef Chahine, Salah Jahin, Farouk Beloufa
Languages
Arabic
Studio
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
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
Mahmood Al-Meleji
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
Production
Company
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Company
MISR International Films
Producer
Mahmoud El Kholy
Producer
Youssef Chahine
Producer
Seif Abdelrahman
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