Return of the Prodigal Son

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 24, 1976

Original language

Arabic

Spoken languages

Arabic

Countries

Algeria, Egypt

Production

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

Cast

Hesham Selim,Majida El Roumi,Ahmed Mehrez,Shoukry Sarhan,Huda Sultan,Mahmoud El Meligy,Soheir El Morshedy,Sid Ali Kouiret,Ragaa Hussein,Ali Al Sharifand 4 more

Director

Youssef Chahine

Writer

Youssef Chahine,Salah Jahin,Farouk Beloufa,André Gide

Producer

Mahmoud El Kholy,Youssef Chahine,Seif Abdelrahman

Cinematography

Abdel Aziz Fahmy

Music

Baleegh Hamdy,Kamal Al Taweel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0074168