Itto (1934)
1h 57m
Running Time
December 31, 1934Release Date
Plot.
Filmed in French Morocco, Itto's dialogue is spoken primarily in the tribal Chleuh language. The jingoistic story concerns a series of clashes between French occupational forces and a rebellious Chleuh chieftain. Itto (Simone Berriau), chief's daughter, becomes embroiled in a romance with a Moroccan tribesman who has gone over to the French side. It is implied in Itto that it's okay to betray one's own people if it will preserve French colonialism in Africa. To modern viewers, the rampant chauvinism in Itto is a difficult pill to swallow.
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Cast & Crew.
Simone Berriau
Itto
Moulay Ibrahim
Hamou
Aisha Fadah
Aisha
Ben Brick
Miloud
Simone Bourday
Françoise
Pauline Carton
Tante Anna
Maïa Severin
Madame Dumontier
Gina Yanne
La journaliste
Sylvette Fillacier
La blédarde
Mohand Youssef
Le père de Miloud
Sitti Saïd
Saïd
Hubert Prélier
Le médecin
Camille Bert
Le colonel
Roland Caillaux
Lieutenant Jean Dumontier
Pierre Sarda
L'officier des renseignements
Henri Debain
Sergent
Lucien Dalrès
Caporal
Mériel
M. Dumontier
Pierre Levent
Cinematography
Albert Wolff
Music
Philippe Agostini
Cinematography
Paul Parguel
Cinematography
Georges Asselin
Cinematography
Jean Benoît-Lévy
Director
Marie Epstein
Director
Roger Féral
Dialogue
Georges Duvernoy
Writer
Maurice Le Glay
Novel
Étienne Rey
Dialogue / Adaptation
Louis Gay
Léon Arvel
Bernard Rédor
Details.
Wiki.
Itto is a 1934 French drama film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and Marie Epstein and starring Simone Berriau, Simone Bourday and Hubert Prélier. It was shot on location in Morocco.