Return of the Prodigal Son (1976)

Name: Return of the Prodigal Son
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1976-09-24
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Hesham Selim, Majida El Roumi, Ahmed Mehrez, Shoukry Sarhan, Huda Sultan

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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Released 1976-09-24 · 125 min · Drama, Music

Directed by Youssef Chahine

Cast

Hesham Selim as Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
Majida El Roumi as Tafida Hassouna
Ahmed Mehrez as Ali Mohamed Madbouly
Shoukry Sarhan as Tolba Mohamed Madbouly
Huda Sultan as Ratiba, the Mother
Mahmood Al-Meleji as Mohamed Madbouly
Soheir El Morshedy as Fatima Tawfiq Hassan
Sid Ali Kouiret as Hassouna
Ragaa Hussein as Lawahez - Hassouna's wife
Ali Al Sharif as Clown
Ahmed Abdel Wareth as Captain Hossam
Ahmad Bedir as Ahmed Al-Taweel
Mohamed Refaat
Aaidah Riyadh as School teacher