The Escape_
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.
Starring
Ahmed Zaki, Abdelaziz Makhyoun, Hala Sedki
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Escape was released 35 years ago in 1991.
Overview
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. Upo...
The Escape is a Action, Drama, Crime film with a runtime of 2h 0m.
CAST (20)
Ahmed Zaki
Montaser Abdel Ghaffar
Abdelaziz Makhyoun
Salem Zidane
Hala Sedki
Sabah
Mohamed Wafiq
Colonel Fouad Al-Sharnoubi
Abu Bakr Ezzat
Major General Ismail
Hassan Hosny
Minister assistant
Zouzou Nabil
Sakina’s aunt - Muntaser’s mother
Mahmoud El-Bezzawy
Abdullah Abdul Ghaffar
Youssef Fawzy
Medhat
Abd Allah Meshref
Omran
Salah Abdallah
Makhzanji the forger
Mohamed Henedi
Qenawy Abu Ismail
Ahmed Adam
Aziz - journalist
Sherif Mounir
Hanem Mohamed
Umm Zainab
Mohamed Abu Hashish
AA
Ahmad Al Adal
Khater
Motawie Eweiss
Zachary
Hussein Arar
Newspaper seller
Mofid Ashour
Captain Magdy
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
120 min (2h 0m)
Country
EG
Rating
7.0/10 (15 votes)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is The Escape about?
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.
How long is The Escape?
The Escape has a runtime of 120 minutes (2h 0m).
Who stars in The Escape?
The cast of The Escape includes Ahmed Zaki, Abdelaziz Makhyoun, Hala Sedki, Mohamed Wafiq, Abu Bakr Ezzat.
What is the rating of The Escape?
The Escape has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 based on 15 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (4)
Action
Drama
Crime
Thriller