Chased by the Dogs

1962 film

  • Shadia
  • Shukry Sarhan
CinematographyKamal KorayemMusic byAndre RyderDistributed byDollar film
Release date
  • 12 November 1962 (1962-11-12)
Running time
125 minutesCountryEgyptLanguageArabic

Chased by the Dogs or The Thief and the Dogs (Arabic: اللص والكلاب, translit. El less wal kilab) is a 1962 Egyptian film directed by Kamal El Sheikh, based on the 1961 novel The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 35th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Cast

  • Shadia as Nour
  • Shukry Sarhan as Saeed Mahran
  • Kamal Al-Shennawi as Raouf Elwan
  • Samir Sabri as Taleb
  • Fakher Fakher
  • Salah Mansour

See also

References

  1. ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for Chased by the Dogs". imdb.com. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  • Chased by the Dogs at IMDb
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