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Return of the absent

Return of the absent

Original Title: عودة الغائب

  • Film
  • 1947
  • 1h 45m
  • Released

The boy runs away from his parents' home and his mother dies of grief over him. Time turns against them and their situation worsens, and their hope becomes that the absent son will return. A young man arrives at the house, impersonating the absent son, but as soon as he sees the kind father and the gentle sister, his heart overflows with repentance and love, and he devotes his life to serving them and making them hap…

  • Directing Ahmed GalalHassan Al-Imam
  • Writing Ahmed Galal
  • Starring محمود المليجيسهام رفقيمحمد مصطفى

The boy runs away from his parents' home and his mother dies of grief over him. Time turns against them and their situation worsens, and their hope becomes that the absent son will return. A young man arrives at the house, impersonating the absent son, but as soon as he sees the kind father and the gentle sister, his heart overflows with repentance and love, and he devotes his life to serving them and making them happy. He becomes passionately in love with the girl who thinks he is her brother.

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محمود المليجي
سهام رفقي
محمد مصطفى
Fouad Fahim
Mary Queeny
Mokhtar Osman
Abdel Moneim Ismail
رفقى جميل
Nessim Nada
أحمد الحداد
Mohamed Mostafa Sami
  • Directing Ahmed GalalHassan Al-Imam
  • Writing Ahmed Galal
  • Cinematography Mohammad Abdel Azeem
  • Editing Kamal El Sheikh
  • Music علي فراجعبدالغني الشيخفتحي قورة
  • Production Design روبرت شارفنبرج/ شارفنبرج
  • Assistant Director Hassan Al-Imam
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