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Return Of The Prodigal Son
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Title: Return Of The Prodigal Son

Release Date: 24 Sep 1976

Runtime: 2h 5m

Genre: Drama, Music

Director: Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), MISR International Films

Production Companies: Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC), MISR International Films

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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Average Vote: 6.3 (34 votes)

Cast

  • Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly: Hesham Selim
  • Tafida Hassouna: Majida El Roumi
  • Ali Mohamed Madbouly: Ahmed Mehrez
  • Tolba Mohamed Madbouly: Shoukry Sarhan
  • Ratiba, the Mother: Huda Sultan
  • Mohamed Madbouly: Mahmoud El Meligy
  • Fatima Tawfiq Hassan: Soheir El Morshedy
  • Hassouna: Sid Ali Kouiret
  • Lawahez - Hassouna's wife: Ragaa Hussein
  • Clown: Ali Al Sharif
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