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The Road(1964)
Status: Released
Date: 1964-12-14
70%
1 Votes
Time: 1h 45m
Overview:
The carefree existence of a spoiled man comes to an end when his mother is arrested. With no education or tangible skills, the man’s only salvation lies in finding his mysterious, rich father whom he has never met. Moving from Alexandria to Cairo, the man becomes embroiled in an affair, while also falling for a pure-hearted journalist who is attempting to assist him in his aimless, futile journey. Adapted from Naguib Mahfouz’s 1964 novel of the same title.
Languages: Arabic.
Countries:
Egypt
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Road
Top 10 Billed Cast
رشدي أباظة
Saber صابر
Shadia
Karima كريمة
Soad Hosny
Elham إلهام
Tahiya Cariocca
Saber's Mother بسيمة عمران
Hassan el Baroudi
Khalil Abo Elnaga خليل أبو النجا
Mohammed Tawfik
محمد الصّاوي
Ahmed Loxer
وكيل النيابة
Fayek Bahgat
علي السرياقوسي
Rashad Hamed
حسين إسماعيل
عبدالله
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The carefree existence of a spoiled man comes to an end when his mother is arrested. With no education or tangible skills, the man’s only salvation lies in finding his mysterious, rich father whom he has never met. Moving from Alexandria to Cairo, the man becomes embroiled in an affair, while also falling for a pure-hearted journalist who is attempting to assist him in his aimless, futile journey. Adapted from Naguib Mahfouz’s 1964 novel of the same title.
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1964-12-14
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