Return Of The Prodigal Son (1976)
Return Of The Prodigal Son (1976)
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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Cast

Hesham Selim Hesham Selim As: Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
Majida El Roumi Majida El Roumi As: Tafida Hassouna
Ahmed Mehrez Ahmed Mehrez As: Ali Muhammad Madbouly
Shoukry Sarhan Shoukry Sarhan As: Tolba Mohamed Madbouly
Huda Sultan Huda Sultan As: Ratiba, the Mother
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Storyline

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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Details

Genres: Drama, Music

Language: العربية

Release Date: 24 September 1976

Country: DZ, EG

Runtime: 125m

Company Credits

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

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Cast

Hesham Selim

Hesham Selim

Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly

Majida El Roumi

Majida El Roumi

Tafida Hassouna

Ahmed Mehrez

Ahmed Mehrez

Ali Muhammad Madbouly

Shoukry Sarhan

Shoukry Sarhan

Tolba Mohamed Madbouly

Huda Sultan

Huda Sultan

Ratiba, the Mother

Mahmoud El Meligy

Mahmoud El Meligy

Mohamed Madbouli

Soheir El Morshedy

Soheir El Morshedy

Fatima Tawfiq Hassan

Sid Ali Kouiret

Sid Ali Kouiret

Hassouna

Ragaa Hussein

Ragaa Hussein

Lawahez - Hassouna's wife

Ali Al Sharif

Ali Al Sharif

Clown

Ahmed Abdel Wareth

Ahmed Abdel Wareth

Captain Hossam

Ahmad Bedir

Ahmad Bedir

Ahmed Al-Taweel

Mohamed Refaat

Mohamed Refaat

Aaidah Riyadh

Aaidah Riyadh

School teacher

Directed By

Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

Director

Farouk Beloufa

Farouk Beloufa

Assistant Director

Asmaa El Bakry

Asmaa El Bakry

Assistant Director

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Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Baleegh Hamdy

Baleegh Hamdy

Original Music Composer

Salah Jahin

Salah Jahin

Songs

Kamal Al Taweel

Kamal Al Taweel

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Abdel Aziz Fahmy

Abdel Aziz Fahmy

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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