The Beast
1954, Arabic. Directed by Salah Abu Seif.
Abdel Sabour was a thief and a smuggler known as The Beast to the people in one of the villages of upper Egypt; everyone was afraid of him, including the police. He enjoyed the protection of Redwan Pasha, who in turn used him during elections to eliminate his rivals. Officer Raouf Saleh was sent to the village with his wife and son with the assignment of arresting The Beast. However The Beast and his gang worked together from the beginning trying to dispose of the officer and his family in any way possible.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Salah Abu SeifDirector
- Anwar Wagdiالضابط (رؤوف صالح)
- Mahmood Al-Melejiعبدالصبور/الوحش
- Samia Gamalالراقصة نعسانة
- Omar ElGizawyCast
- Abbas Faresرضوان باشا
- Samiha Ayoubزوجة الضابط رؤوف
- Nazim Sharawyمن أتباع الوحش
- Motawie Eweissمخبر
- Mohamad El Tokhyالراوي
- Fifi Saeedزوجة هنداوى
- Ali Orabyمن عصابة عبد الصبور الوحش
- Mohammad Tawfiqقرني (زوج الراقصة)
Details
- Released
- 5 March 1954
- Original title
- الوحش
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Salah Abu Seif, ElSayed Bedir, Naguib Mahfouz
- Budget
- $30K
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The Beast runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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The Beast isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 March 1954. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Beast?
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Who directed The Beast?
The Beast (1954) was directed by Salah Abu Seif and stars Anwar Wagdi, Mahmood Al-Meleji, Samia Gamal.