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The Leech (1956)

Poster for The Leech

A rural mother sells her only cow in order to enroll her son, an imam (Shukri Sarhan) at Dar al-Uloom College. When an imam arrives in Cairo, he rents a room in the Citadel area from a domineering woman named Shafa'at (Tahiya Karioka) who is fascinated by his youth and vitality and lures him into practicing vice with her. As a result, he stumbles in his studies and health. At this time, a girl whom she and her father knew from a young age helps him to get rid of all the corruption in which he lives, and her father advises him to stay away from intercessions, but the intercessions plots against him in an attempt to stay with her.

Cast & Crew

Director
Salah Abu Seif
  • Profile picture of Shadia
    سلوى Shadia
  • Profile picture of Tahiya Cariocca
    شفاعات Tahiya Cariocca
  • Profile picture of Shoukry Sarhan
    إمام بلتاجي Shoukry Sarhan
  • Profile picture of Abdel Warith Assir
    عم حسبو Abdel Warith Assir
  • Profile picture of Serag Mounir
    الشرنوبي إسماعيل Serag Mounir
  • Profile picture of Ferdoos Mohamed
    أم إمام Ferdoos Mohamed
  • Profile picture of Soliman ElGendy
    فتحي Soliman ElGendy
  • Profile picture of Mary Ezz El Din
    زوجة الشرنوبي Mary Ezz El Din

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