''The Monster'' ( ar, الوحش, El Wahsh) is a 1954 Egyptian

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directed by

Salah Abouseif Salah Abu Seif ( ar, صلاح أبو سيف, ) (May 10, 1915 – June 23, 1996) was one of the most famous Egyptian film directors, and is considered to be the godfather of Neorealist cinema in Egyptian cinema. Many of the 41 films he direct ...

. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. It was one of the first films to be labelled as a "

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" by cinema writer

Georges Sadoul Georges Sadoul (4 February 1904 – 13 October 1967) was a French film critic, journalist and cinema writer. He is known for writing encyclopedias of film and filmmakers, many of which have been translated into English. Biography Sadoul was ...

for its use of documentary style, depictions of police abuse, and backdrop of life in the Egyptian countryside.

Cast

Anwar Wagdi Anwar Wagdi or Wagdy ( ar, أنور وجدي, ; 11 October 1904 – 14 May 1955), born Anwar Wagdi Yehia El Fattal, was an Egyptian actor, screenwriter, director and producer. Life Anwar was born in the Cairo district of El Daher, Cairo. His ...

Mahmoud El-Meliguy Mahmoud el-Meliguy ( arz, محمود المليجي, ; 22 December 1910 – 6 June 1983) was an Egyptian screenwriter and an actor of film, theater, and television. He started his career playing minor roles, but achieved stardom in the late 1 ...

as Ell Wahsh *

Samia Gamal Samia Gamal ( ar, سامية جمال, born as Zaynab Khalil Ibrahim Mahfuz, 5 March 1924 – 1 December 1994) was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Biography Born in the small Egyptian town of Wana in March 1924, Samia's family move ...

* Abbas Fares

References

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* 1954 films 1954 crime films 1950s Arabic-language films Egyptian black-and-white films Films directed by Salah Abu Seif Egyptian crime films {{1950s-crime-film-stub