Where to Watch Return of the Prodigal Son
Return of the Prodigal Son (1976) is currently streaming on Criterion Channel.
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.
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Cast & Crew
Director
Youssef Chahine
Hesham Selim
Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
Majida El Roumi
Tafida Hassouna
Ahmed Mehrez
Ali Mohamed Madbouly
Shoukry Sarhan
Tolba Mohamed Madbouly
Huda Sultan
Ratiba, the Mother
Mahmood Al-Meleji
Mohamed Madbouly
Soheir El Morshedy
Fatima Tawfiq Hassan
Sid Ali Kouiret
Hassouna
Ragaa Hussein
Lawahez - Hassouna's wife
Ali Al Sharif
Clown
