Basic Info
Release: September 24, 1976
Runtime: 125 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.3/10 (36 votes)
Status: Released
Return of the Prodigal Son
1976
125 min
⭐ 6.3/10
36 votes
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.
Genres
Drama
Music
Production Countries
- Algeria
- Egypt
Spoken Languages
- Arabic ar
Flatrate
Criterion Channel
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
Crew
Youssef Chahine
Producer
Mahmoud El Kholy
Producer
Youssef Chahine
Director
Youssef Chahine
Writer
Salah Jahin
Screenplay
Farouk Beloufa
Writer
Seif Abdelrahman
Producer
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