The Criminal
1954, Arabic. Directed by Kamal Atteya.
A criminal kidnaps a girl from her wealthy family and demands a ransom. When the family refuses to pay, he entrusts the daughter to a poor family to raise her and their only son. One day, a wealthy woman sees a striking resemblance to her lost son in the poor family's son and decides to raise him. When he grows up, he meets the girl who was raised with him when he was young.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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- Released
- 30 September 1954
- Original title
- المجرم
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Gamal Hamdy
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The Criminal runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Criminal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 September 1954. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Criminal?
The Criminal (1954) was directed by Kamal Atteya and stars Shoukry Sarhan, Mahmood Al-Meleji, Samira Ahmad.