The West (1938)
1h 40m
Running Time
February 16, 1938Release Date
Plot.
The film portrays the relationship between a female Moroccan student, who has been forced to leave her studies at the Sorbonne for financial reasons and works as a dancer in a Paris nightclub, and a French naval officer. However, on returning to Casablanca she is tricked into believing that he had the led attack on her village that wiped out her family. She begins to plot her revenge.
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Cast & Crew.
Rama-Tahé
Hassina
Charles Vanel
Jean Cadière
José Noguéro
Armand
André Bacqué
Linières (as Bacqué)
Hélène Robert
Jacqueline
Jules Berry
Max - Le portier
Raymond Cordy
Carbonniès
Robert Le Vigan
Taïeb el Haïn
Roger Legris
Le Goff
Georges Bever
Joë Hamman
Alain Douarinou
Director of Photography
Claude Dolbert
Producer
Jacques Gut
Production Design
Jean Bert
Editor
Jean Douarinou
Production Design
Details.
Release DateFebruary 16, 1938
Original NameL'Occident
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Genres
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Wiki.
The West (French: L'occident) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Henri Fescourt and starring Charles Vanel, José Noguéro and Hélène Robert. It is a remake of the director's own 1928 silent film of the same title.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.