The Savage
1979, Arabic. Directed by Samir Seif.
Baheya, a poor singing and dancing girl in a family of carnival entertainers, falls in love with a wealthy writer named Ashraf. She later takes a factory job and is followed there by Ashraf; he eventually asks her to marry him. Baheya agrees to the proposal. When Ashraf presents her as his intended bride to his mother Eqbal she objects because of their social and class differences.
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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- Released
- 19 February 1979
- Original title
- المتوحشة
- Country
- Egypt
- Written by
- Jean Anouilh, Salah Jahin, Ibrahim El-Mefls
- Budget
- $20K
- Box office
- $16K
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The Savage runs 122 minutes (2h 2m).
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The Savage isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 February 1979. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Savage?
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Who directed The Savage?
The Savage (1979) was directed by Samir Seif and stars Soad Hosny, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Laila Fawzy.