The Leech (1956)

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The Leech on IMDb 7.2/10 228 votes

Released:
1956-01-09

Overview:
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.

Director:
Salah Abu Seif

Runtime:
2h 0min

Genre:
Drama, Music

  • Cast:
  • Shadia
    as
    سلوى
  • Tahiya Cariocca
    as
    شفاعات
  • Shoukry Sarhan
    as
    إمام بلتاجي
  • Abdel Warith Assir
    as
    عم حسبو
  • Serag Mounir
    as
    الشرنوبي إسماعيل