The Thug
1957, Arabic. Directed by Salah Abu Seif.
Haridy arrives at the vegetable market in search of a job opportunity, he works for Master Abu Zaid and after a while he separates and marries Hossnyia. Haridy forms an alliance against Abu Zaid, but he soon becomes more powerful and his condition turns to worse.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
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Cast & crew
- Salah Abu SeifDirector
- Farid Shawqyهريدي عمران
- Tahiya Carioccaحسنية
- Zaki Rostomالمعلم أبو زيد
- Tawfiq Al-Deqenعبدالشكور
- Fakher Fakherتاجر خضار
- Mahmoud Al-Sabaaمخبول من ضحايا أبو زيد
- Hassan El Baroudyتاجر من اتباع ابوزيد
- Mohamed Redaالمعلم عباس
- Huda Sultanضيفة شرف/مشهد واحد
- Mahmood Al-Melejiضيف شرف/ مشهد واحد
- Mimi Chakibثريا هانم
- Badr Nofalعسكري الدورية
Details
- Released
- 29 April 1957
- Original title
- الفتوة
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Naguib Mahfouz, Salah Abu Seif, Mahmoud Sobhi
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The Thug runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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The Thug isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 April 1957. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Thug?
The Thug (1957) was directed by Salah Abu Seif and stars Farid Shawqy, Tahiya Cariocca, Zaki Rostom.