Escape (1991 film)

Escape
Directed byAtef El Tayeb
Screenplay byMostafa Moharram
Produced byMedhat El-Sherif
StarringAhmed Zaki
CinematographyMohsen Nasr
Edited byNadia Shoukry
Music byMoudy El-Imam
Production
companies
Tamido Production and Distribution
Distributed byTamido Production and Distribution
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
CountryEgypt
LanguageEgyptian Arabic

Escape (Arabic: الهروب) is a 1991 Egyptian film directed by Atef El-Tayeb and produced by Medhat El-Sherif, It stars Ahmed Zaki. The story revolves around Montasser, who, after being released from prison, seeks revenge on those who destroyed his life. He becomes a fugitive, pursued by the police.

The Escape is considered one of the iconic films of Egyptian cinema in the 1990s. It is inspired by the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, which has been adapted into various forms and dramatic plots in both Egyptian and international art.