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Return of the Prodigal Son
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Return of the Prodigal Son 1976 Directed by Youssef Chahine عودة الابن الضال

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.

Country Egypt
Production Countries Algeria , Egypt
Language Arabic
Spoken Language Arabic
Gneres Drama , Music
Release Date 24 September 1976
125 mins
Cast
Hesham Selim
Hesham Selim Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
Majida El Roumi
Majida El Roumi Tafida Hassouna
Ahmed Mehrez
Ahmed Mehrez Ali Mohamed Madbouly
Shoukry Sarhan
Shoukry Sarhan Tolba Mohamed Madbouly
Huda Sultan
Huda Sultan Ratiba, the Mother
Mahmoud El Meligy
Mahmoud El Meligy Mohamed Madbouly
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
Crew
Director
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Writers
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Farouk Beloufa
Farouk Beloufa
Salah Jahin
Salah Jahin
Producers
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Mahmoud El Kholy
Mahmoud El Kholy
Seif Abdelrahman
Seif Abdelrahman
Cinematography
Abdel Aziz Fahmy
Abdel Aziz Fahmy
Composers
Baleegh Hamdy
Baleegh Hamdy
Kamal Al Taweel
Kamal Al Taweel
Editor
Rashida Abdel Salam
Rashida Abdel Salam
Original Writer
André Gide
André Gide
Music
Salah Jahin
Salah Jahin
Assistant Directors
Farouk Beloufa
Farouk Beloufa
Asmaa El Bakry
Asmaa El Bakry