The Thief and the Dogs
This film, inspired by Naguib Mahfouz' The thief and the dogs, tells the story of Mahran, a thief who quickly ascends to be the head of his gang. However, his second in command conspires against Mahran to take his position and his wife. After his prison term, Mahran is thirsty for revenge. But being chased by the police and by his new enemies destines him to a tragic life in hiding.
Top cast
Shoukry Sarhan
سعيد مهران
Shadia
نور
Kamal Al-Shenawy
رؤوف علوان
Fakher Fakher
الشيخ
Nazim Sharawy
مدير الامن
Abdel Moneim Ismail
قهوجي
Fifi Youssef
زميلة نور
Motawie Eweiss
مسجون
Tousoun Motamad
عسكرى السجن
Abbas El Daly
عبد ربه السجان
Sayed Abdallah
استعلامات الجريده
Zein El Ashmawy
عليش سدرة
Samir Sabri
طالب
Salah Mansour
مسجون
Ikram Ezzo
الطفله سناء
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 12, 1962
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Original language
- AR
- Original title
- اللص والكلاب
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