---
title: 'The Monster (1954)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Salah Abu Seif'
released: '1954-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
countries:
  - 'Egypt'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-monster-1954'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318821/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Monster (1954)

1954 · 115 min · Egypt

Original title: الوحش

## Synopsis

The Monster is a 1954 Egyptian crime film directed by Salah Abouseif. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. It was one of the first films to be labelled as a "social documentary thriller" by cinema writer Georges Sadoul for its use of documentary style, depictions of police abuse, and backdrop of life in the Egyptian countryside.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Salah Abu Seif](https://cinepixo.com/people/salah-abu-seif)

## Cast

- [Mahmoud el-Meliguy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mahmoud-el-meliguy)

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