Thursday, July 26, 2018

The Beast الوحش Anwar Wagdi 1954 Egyptian film program

The Beast (1954) - (Anwar Wagdi) Egyptian film program

This is an original 12-page 8" x 11" Egyptian program designed by Solly for the 1954 Salah Abouseif film The Beast AKA The Monster AKA Al-Wahsh based on a story by Naguib Mahfouz with screenplay by Naguib Mahfouz and Salah Abouseif, dialogue by El Sayed Bedeir and starring Anwar Wagdi as Officer Raouf Saleh. Plot summary: Abdel Sabour [Mahmoud El-Meliguy] was a thief and a smuggler known as The Beast to the people in one of the villages of upper Egypt; everyone was afraid of him, including the police. He enjoyed the protection of Redwan Pasha, [Abbas Fares] who in turn used him during elections to eliminate his rivals. Officer Raouf Saleh was sent to the village with his wife and son with the assignment of arresting The Beast. However The Beast and his gang worked together from the beginning trying to dispose of the officer and his family in any way possible.

Cast and crew: Samia Gamal, Anwar Wagdi, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Abbas Fares, Salah Abouseif, Naguib Mahfouz, Abdelhalim Nasr, Abbas Fares, Samiha Ayyoub, Mohammad Tawfik, Abdel Ghani Kamar, Nazim Shaarawy, Mahmoud Hamdy



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