Walking Across Egypt

Walking Across Egypt

For a tough kid who's lived a life of crime, the struggle back is as hard as...

1999 · 100 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama, Comedy, Family

An elderly widow befriends an orphaned juvenile delinquent.

Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman · Written by Clyde Edgerton

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