The Leech
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The Leech is a 1956 Egyptian drama film
directed by Salah Abu Seif
. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Salah Abu Seif
Salah Abu Seif
Salah Abu Seif was one of the most famous Egyptian film directors. He is considered to be the godfather of the realistic cinema in Egypt...
. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
1956 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Maurice Lehmann *Arletty *Louise de Vilmorin *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Henri Jeanson *Domenico Meccoli *Otto Preminger *James Quinn *Roger Regent *María Romero...
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Cast
- ShadiaShadiaFatima Ahmad Kamal , better known by her stage name Shadia , is an Egyptian actress and singer. Now retired, she is famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s...
- Taheya Cariocca as Shafaat
- Shukry Sarhan
- Abdel Warith Assir
- Seraj MunirSeraj MunirSeraj Munir was an Egyptian film actor. He appeared in 46 films between 1930 and 1957.-Selected filmography:* The Leech * Al-Malak al-Zalem * Lahn al-Kholood * Kursi al-I`tiraf...
- Ferdoos MohammedFerdoos MohammedFerdoos Mohammed was an Egyptian actress, famous for playing the role of a mother or a motherly figure lady in Egyptian films in the 1940s and 1950s.-Partial filmography:* The Leech* Ghazal Al Banat* Sira` Fi al-Mina...
as Mother