The Cheetah

The Cheetah

#The struggle of an ordinary peasant against the feudal system and the authorities.


(5 from 4 users)

1h 50m 1972 HD

Based on a novel by renowned Syrian author Haidar Haidar, Nabil Maleh's first full-length feature is set in Syria in the early 1900s. it is the suspense-filled story of Al Fahd (Adib Qaddoura), an ordinary peasant who becomes a lone rebel, fighting bravely against the colonial government that has usurped his land and subjects him to imprisonment, torture and insult at the hands of the gendarmes. But he declines the help that might have enabled him to overthrow the oppressors for good. The Leopard won first prize at the Locarno Film Festival in 1972 and in 2005 was selected by the Pusan International Film Festival as one of the greatest masterpieces in Asian cinema history.


Related Movies

  • 2019
    The Treasure : Love & Destiny

    The Treasure : Love & Destiny

    The Treasure : Love & Destiny

    6.62019HD

    A sequel to The Treasure (Part 1) - Reality & Fantasy (2017) The movie resumes with the stories of Hatsheput in the Pharaonic era, Ali al-Zaibaq...

    The Treasure : Love & Destiny
  • 2003
    The Danish Experience

    The Danish Experience

    The Danish Experience

    5.62003HD

    When Kadry El Meniawy becomes the minister of Youth and sports, the attractive woman Anita from Denmark comes to Egypt for cultural exchange between...

    The Danish Experience
  • 1934
    ياقوت

    ياقوت

    ياقوت

    61934HD

    An Egyptian version of Topaze, adapted from the famous Pagnol play.

    ياقوت
  • 2019
    A Piece of Land

    A Piece of Land

    A Piece of Land

    32019HD

    Ahmed flees his war-torn homeland of Syria and faces discrimination in Iraq. The people of the new society he joins make it impossible for him to...

    A Piece of Land
  • 2014
    HIV

    HIV

    HIV

    102014HD

    Icflix presents the first Arabic film to portray the story of HIV and its impact on the social settings of those infected with the disease. This...

    HIV
  • 2017
    Ablution

    Ablution

    Ablution

    02017HD

    The bond between a disabled Muslim father and his son is tested when love is pitted against religion.

    Ablution
  • 1973
    The Bathhouse of Malatily

    The Bathhouse of Malatily

    The Bathhouse of Malatily

    5.71973HD

    The film is an adaptation of the novel Samar Habib by Ismåeel Walieddin. author of Female Homosexuality in the Middle East: Histories and...

    The Bathhouse of Malatily
  • 2016
    The Beach House

    The Beach House

    The Beach House

    12016HD

    Four people from an Arab generation roaming over the ruins of ideologies, causes and virtues of their predecessors. It portrays their intellectual...

    The Beach House
  • 1976
    The Wedding of Zein

    The Wedding of Zein

    The Wedding of Zein

    51976HD

    Everyone in his village believes that Zein is a simpleton, a half-wit, an amiable buffoon. Thus, his braying laughter and public declarations of love...

    The Wedding of Zein
  • 2019
    Held for Ransom

    Held for Ransom

    Held for Ransom

    72019HD

    HELD FOR RANSOM tells the true story of Danish photojournalist Daniel Rye who was held hostage for 398 days in Syria by the terror organization ISIS...

    Held for Ransom
  • 2000
    Omar 2000

    Omar 2000

    Omar 2000

    4.32000HD

    Omar decides to emigrate to America as his 30th birthday approaches, but first he wants to get revenge on the people who have gotten in his way.

    Omar 2000
  • 2005
    Lila Says

    Lila Says

    Lila Says

    6.62005HD

    Based on a controversial French novel, Lila Says tells the story of a quiet young poet named Chimo who develops a crush on the pretty, blond Lila, a...

    Lila Says