| The Monster | |
| Director: | Salah Abu Seif |
| Starring: | Mahmoud El-Meliguy |
| Cinematography: | Abdelhalim Nasr |
| Runtime: | 115 minutes |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Language: | Arabic |
The Monster (Arabic: الوحش|Ell Wahsh) is a 1954 Egyptian crime film directed by Salah Abouseif. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was one of the first films to be labelled as a "social thriller" by cinema writer Georges Sadoul for its use of documentary style, depictions of police abuse, and backdrop of life in the Egyptian countryside.[2]