Return of the Prodigal Son (1976)

Name: Return of the Prodigal Son
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 24 Sep 1976
Rating: 5.70
Cast: Hesham Selim, Majida El Roumi, Ahmed Mehrez, Shoukry Sarhan, Huda Sultan

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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.

Release: Sep 24, 1976

Runtime: 125 minutes

Language: العربية

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

Country: Algeria, Egypt

Cast: Hesham Selim, Majida El Roumi, Ahmed Mehrez, Shoukry Sarhan, Huda Sultan, Mahmoud El Meligy

Crew: Salah Jahin (Screenplay), Youssef Chahine (Director), Youssef Chahine (Writer), Rashida Abdel Salam (Editor), Asmaa El Bakry (Assistant Director), Abdel Aziz Fahmy (Director of Photography)

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