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Return of the Prodigal Son

6.419762h 5mMovieDramaMusic

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,…

DirectorYoussef Chahine
WritersYoussef Chahine·Salah Jahin
ProducersYoussef Chahine·Mahmoud El Kholy

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Cast · Directed by Youssef Chahine

HSHesham Selim
Hesham Selim
Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
MRMajida El Roumi
Majida El Roumi
Tafida Hassouna
AMAhmed Mehrez
Ahmed Mehrez
Ali Mohamed Madbouly
SSShoukry Sarhan
Shoukry Sarhan
Tolba Mohamed Madbouly
HSHuda Sultan
Huda Sultan
Ratiba, the Mother
MAMahmood Al-Meleji
Mahmood Al-Meleji
Mohamed Madbouly
SMSoheir El Morshedy
Soheir El Morshedy
Fatima Tawfiq Hassan
SKSid Ali Kouiret
Sid Ali Kouiret
Hassouna
RHRagaa Hussein
Ragaa Hussein
Lawahez - Hassouna's wife
ASAli Al Sharif
Ali Al Sharif
Clown
AWAhmed Abdel Wareth
Ahmed Abdel Wareth
Captain Hossam
ABAhmad Bedir
Ahmad Bedir
Ahmed Al-Taweel

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