Saadia (1953)
1h 22m
Running Time
December 1, 1953Release Date
Saadia (1953)
1h 22m
Running Time
December 1, 1953Release Date
Plot.
Saadia is a wild, strange Arab girl whose life has been dominated by a local sorceress, a vengeful outcast in the community, who has convinced her she has the "evil eye" and brings disaster to all who love her. French doctor Henrik takes her to his clinic, for rehabilitation purposes, and falls in love with her as does his friend, Si Lahssen, the reigning prince of this small Moroccan state. When a plague falls on the town, Saadia is convinced she is responsible, and rides alone into the mountain country to retrieve the plague serum being held for ransom by bandits. The love triangle dominates most of the rest of the film.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Cornel Wilde
Si Lahssen
Mel Ferrer
Henrik
Rita Gam
Saadia
Cyril Cusack
Khadir
Michel Simon
Bou Rezza
Wanda Rotha
Fatima
Albert Lewin
Director
Marcel Poncin
Moha
Francis D'Autheville
Writer
Bronislau Kaper
Composer
Anthony Marlowe
Captain Sabert
Christopher Challis
Cinematographer
Hélène Vallier
Zoubida
Harold F. Kress
Editor
Mahjoub Ben Brahim
Ahmed
Jacques Dufilho
Bandit leader
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Saadia is a 1953 adventure film directed by Albert Lewin and starring Mel Ferrer and Cornel Wilde. Set in Morocco, and based on a novel by the French writer Francis D'Autheville, it tells of a love triangle.