The Return of the Prodigal Son (1976 film)

The Return of the Prodigal Son (Arabic: عودة الابن الضال‎, translit. Awdat Al Ibn Aldal) is a 1976 Egyptian drama film directed by direcor Youssef Chahine.[1][2][3]

This article is about the 1976 Egyptian film. For the 1966 Czech film, see The Return of the Prodigal Son (1966 film).

The Return of the Prodigal Son
Directed by	Youssef Chahine
Produced by	Misr International Films
Screenplay by	Farouk Balouaa Youssef Chahine Salah Jaheen
Starring	Majida El Roumi Souheir El Morshedy Shoukry Sarhan
Music by	Abou Zeid Hassan
Cinematography	Abdel Aziz Fahmy
Edited by	Rashida Abdel Salam
Release date	24 September 1976 (1976-09-24)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Egypt
Language	Arabic

Cast

• Majida El Roumi as Tafida
• Souheir El Morshdy as Fatima
• Shoukry Sarhan as Tolba
• Huda Sultan as The Mother
• Mahmoud El-Meliguy as The Father
• Ahmad Mehrez as Ali
• Hesham Selim as Ibrahim

See also

• Cinema of Egypt
• Lists of Egyptian films
• List of Egyptian films of the 1970s
• List of Egyptian films of 1976

References

1. "Youssef Chahine, the Cosmopolite of Egyptian Cinema". Harvard Film Archive.
2. "The Return of the Prodigal Son". Misr International Films.
3. "The Return of the Prodigal Son". Pyramide Films.

External links

• The Return of the Prodigal Son on IMDb
• The Return of the Prodigal Son on elCinema.com