Heart of the Casbah (1952)
1h 36m
Running Time
January 24, 1952Release Date
Heart of the Casbah (1952)
1h 36m
Running Time
January 24, 1952Release Date
Plot.
Maria-Pilar is the new wife of an Algerian gangster whom the police have just arrested. The son of a first marriage arrives in Algiers from which he has remained far away for a long time. His stepmother, charmed by the teenager, gradually experiences a devouring passion, against which Michel tries in vain to fight: he loves a young girl, Sylvie. Mad with jealousy, his stepmother singles him out for his father's vengeance by distorting the truth. Michel does not escape his father's fury, but when the woman's deception becomes known, Maria-Pilar is strangled to death.
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Release DateJanuary 24, 1952
Original NameAu cœur de la Casbah
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
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Wiki.
Heart of the Casbah (French: Au coeur de la Casbah) is a 1952 French drama film directed by Pierre Cardinal and starring Viviane Romance, Claude Laydu and Peter van Eyck. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in French Algeria, particularly around the Casbah of Algiers. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Roland Berthon and Antoine Malliarakis.
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