The Road

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The Road (1964)

105 min - Drama, Crim - 14 December 1964
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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.

Director:  Hossam ElDein Mostafa
Writers:  Hussein Helmy Al Mohandis
Stars:  Shadia (Karima), Souad Hosni (Elham), Rushdi Abaza (Saber), Tahia Karioka (Bassima Omran), Mohamed Tawfiq (Mohamed Al-Sawy), Hassan Al-Baroudi (Khalil Abu Al-Naga), Ahmed Luksar (Prosecutor), Fayek Bahjat (Ali Al-Seriaqousi), Rashad Hamed, Hussein Ismail (Abdullah), Qadriya Kamel, Abd al-Ghani al-Najdi (Abd al-Baqi), Muhammad Attia (Ihsan al-Tantawi), Sayed Abdullah, Saleh al-Iskandarani (waiter), Abd al-Khaleq Saleh, Ahmed Morsi, Ahmed Gomhouriya, Muhammad Nabih and Abd al-Moneim. Abdulrahman

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Storyline

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.


Genres: Drama, Crim

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Country:   Egypt
Language:  Arabic
Release Date:  14 December 1964

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Company Credits

Production Companies:  Cairo Film Production Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 45 min
Hakam Ghanem
Author: Hakam Ghanem

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