Chased by the Dogs

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]

Chased by the Dogs
Directed byKamal El Sheikh
Written byKamal El Sheikh
Sabry Ezzat
Naguib Mahfouz
Based onThe Thief and the Dogs
by Naguib Mahfouz
Produced byGamal El Leithy
Starring
CinematographyKamal Korayem
Music byAndre Ryder
Distributed byDollar film
Release date
  • 12 November 1962 (1962-11-12)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Cast

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


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