The Road

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The Road (1964)

Directed by Hossam El Dine Mostafa

Drama · 1h 45m

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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Cast

Crew

Director
Hossam El Dine Mostafa
Screenplay
Hussein El-Mohandess
Novel
Naguib Mahfouz
Director of Photography
Wadid Sirry
Editor
Fekri Rostom

Details

Original title
الطريق
Release date
1964-12-14
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
Original language
AR
Spoken languages
Arabic
Countries
Egypt
Production
شركة القاهرة للإنتاج السينمائي