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The Road
The Road

The Road

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Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

14 December 1964

Country

Egypt

Cast

Rushdy Abaza

Rushdy Abaza

Saber صابر

Shadia

Shadia

Karima كريمة

Soad Hosny

Soad Hosny

Elham إلهام

Tahiya Cariocca

Tahiya Cariocca

Saber's Mother بسيمة عمران

Hassan El Baroudy

Hassan El Baroudy

Khalil Abo Elnaga خليل أبو النجا

Mohammed Tawfik

Mohammed Tawfik

محمد الصّاوي

Ahmed Loxer

Ahmed Loxer

وكيل النيابة

Fayek Bahgat

Fayek Bahgat

علي السرياقوسي

Rashad Hamed

Rashad Hamed

Hussain Ismael

Hussain Ismael

عبدالله

Qadria Kamel

Qadria Kamel

Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

Abdel Ghani El Nagdi

عبدالباقي

Mohamed Attia

Mohamed Attia

إحسان الطنطاوي

Sayed Abdallah

Sayed Abdallah

Saleh al-Eskandarani

Saleh al-Eskandarani

نادل

Abdel Khaleq Saleh

Abdel Khaleq Saleh

Ahmed Morsi

Ahmed Morsi

Ahmed Gomhureya

Ahmed Gomhureya

Mohamed Nabih

Mohamed Nabih

Abdel Moneim Abdel Rahman

Abdel Moneim Abdel Rahman

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