Film

Heart of the Casbah

1952 · 1h 36m · Drama · Romance · Crime

IMDb

4.5

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.

Viviane Romance

Maria Pilar

Claude Laydu

Michel

Peter van Eyck

Jo

Philippe Richard

'Gros Polo'

Himoud Brahimi

Sylvie Pelayo

Sylvie

Roger Gaillard

Michel's father

Simone Moussia

Yasmine

• Pierre CardinalWriter · Director
• Henri DecaëDirector of Photography
• Marguerite RenoirEditor

Release date

January 24, 1952

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama, Romance, Crime

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