In the world of acting, the embodiment of evil unleashes extremely powerful energies in the artist, and therefore playing evil roles requires special talents. In cinema in general, the actors who have mastered this type of roles are the most talented and the closest to the viewers, especially the brilliant stars, headed by Zaki Rostom, Mahmoud El-Melegy, Mahmoud Morsi, Laila Fawzi, Tawfiq Al-Daqen, and Adel Adham. And in American cinema, there are Charles Laughton, Robert Mitchum, and Karl Malden, And Eli Wallach, Jack Palance and others, and in France Jean Gaban, and now Delon, and Charles Vanel, and in Italy Rafe Valone, and how many names have emerged in this field.
Hence the importance of conducting a study that is the first of its kind on villains in Egyptian cinema, and the goal is to identify the sources of genius that possess the actor as he plays evil roles.