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.
Director:
Youssef Chahine
Writer:
Salah Jahin
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Hesham Selim as Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly |
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Majida El Roumi as Tafida Hassouna |
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Ahmed Mehrez as Ali Mohamed Madbouly |
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Shoukry Sarhan as Tolba Mohamed Madbouly |
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Huda Sultan as Ratiba, the Mother |
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Mahmoud El Meligy as Mohamed Madbouly |
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Soheir El Morshedy as Fatima Tawfiq Hassan |
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Sid Ali Kouiret as Hassouna |
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Ragaa Hussein as Lawahez - Hassouna's wife |
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Ali Al Sharif as Clown |
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Ahmed Abdel Wareth as Captain Hossam |
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Ahmad Bedir as Ahmed Al-Taweel |
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Mohamed Refaat as |
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Aaidah Riyadh as School teacher |
| Production | Youssef Chahine | Producer |
| Production | Mahmoud El Kholy | Producer |
| Directing | Youssef Chahine | Director |
| Writing | Youssef Chahine | Writer |
| Writing | Salah Jahin | Screenplay |
| Directing | Farouk Beloufa | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Farouk Beloufa | Writer |
| Production | Seif Abdelrahman | Producer |
| Sound | Baleegh Hamdy | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Salah Jahin | Songs |
| Sound | Kamal Al Taweel | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Rashida Abdel Salam | Editor |
| Directing | Asmaa El Bakry | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Abdel Aziz Fahmy | Director of Photography |
| Writing | André Gide | Original Story |
