The Leech (1956 film)
| The Leech | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Salah Abu SeifAmin Yousseff Ghurab |
| Written by | Salah Abu SeifAmin Yousseff GhurabSayid Bidir |
| Produced by | Wahid FaridRamses Naguib |
| Starring | Taheyya KariokkaShoukry SarhanShadia |
| Cinematography | Wahid Farid |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | Arabic |
The Leech (Arabic: Shabab emraa, also known as A Woman's Youth) is a 1956Egyptiandrama film directed by Salah Abu Seif. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Synopsis
The film revolves around Imam Biltagy Hassanein Shoukry Sarhan), a young man who comes from the countryside to study in Cairo. In the Al-Khalifa neighborhood, he rents a house from a woman named Shafaat (Taheyya Kariokka). Seduced by her, he indulges in vice and falls behind on his studies. On the other hand, a young woman close to him who has known him since childhood helps out of the spiral. The latter woman's father advises Biltagy to stay away from her, so he fights to break out of Shafaat's clutches.
Cast
- Taheyya Kariokka (Shafaat)
- Shoukry Sarhan (Imam Biltagy Hussein)
- Shadia (Salwa)
- Abdel Warress Asser (Uncle Hasbo)
- Seraj Munir (Ismail al-Sharnouby
- Ferdoos Mohammed (Imam's mother)
- Mary Ezz el-Din (Mrs. Sharnouby)
- Soleiman el-Gendy (Fathi)
- Abbas el-Daly
- Abdel Moneim Bassioni (police officer)
References
- ^"Festival de Cannes: The Leech". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
External links
- The Leech at IMDb
- El Cinema page
- Kinopoisk page
- archived El Film page
- Rotten Tomatoes page
- AlloCiné page
- FilmAffinity page
- Letterboxd page
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