The Escape
1991, Arabic. Directed by Atef El-Tayeb.
Ahmed Zaki plays a peasant, Mountasir, who gets involved in a criminal racket run by his friend Midhat. Mountasir is betrayed by Midhat and goes to jail. Upon discovering that his wife was forced into prostitution by Midhat, he swears to extract revenge when he leaves jail.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Atef El-TayebDirector
- Ahmed ZakiMontaser Abdel Ghaffar
- Abdelaziz MakhyounSalem Zidane
- Hala SedkiSabah
- Mohamed WafiqColonel Fouad Al-Sharnoubi
- Abu Bakr EzzatMajor General Ismail
- Hasan HosnyMinister assistant
- Zouzou NabilSakina’s aunt - Muntaser’s mother
- Mahmoud El-BezzawyAbdullah Abdul Ghaffar
- Youssef FawzyMedhat
- Abd Allah MeshrefOmran
- Salah AbdallahMakhzanji the forger
- Mohamed HenediQenawy Abu Ismail
Details
- Released
- 16 April 1991
- Original title
- الهروب
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Bashir El Deek, Mostafa Moharram
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The Escape runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Which OTT platform is The Escape on?
The Escape isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 April 1991. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Escape?
If you liked The Escape, try The Rookie, The Substitute, Rise of the Footsoldier 3.
Who directed The Escape?
The Escape (1991) was directed by Atef El-Tayeb and stars Ahmed Zaki, Abdelaziz Makhyoun, Hala Sedki.