The West (1938 film)
The West (French: L'occident) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Henri Fescourt and starring Charles Vanel, José Noguéro and Hélène Robert.[1] It is a remake of the director's own 1928 silent film of the same title.
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| Directed by | Henri Fescourt |
| Produced by | Claude Dolbert |
| Written by | Jacques Chabannes Henry Kistemaeckers (play) |
| Starring | Charles Vanel José Noguéro Hélène Robert |
| Music by | Jane Bos |
| Cinematography | Raymond Agnel Alain Douarinou |
| Edited by | Jean Bert André Gug |
Production company | Les Productions Claude Dolbert |
| Distributed by | Pellegrin |
Release date | 16 February 1938 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
- Rama-Tahé as Hassina
- Charles Vanel as Jean Cadière
- José Noguéro as Armand
- André Bacqué as Linières
- Hélène Robert as Jacqueline
- Jules Berry as Max – Le portier
- Raymond Cordy as Carbonniès
- Robert Le Vigan as Taïeb el Haïn
- Roger Legris as Le Goff
- Georges Bever
- Joë Hamman
- Rosita Montenegro
- Marthe Mussine
- Suzy Pierson
- Gilbert Périgneaux
- Philippe Richard
- Monique Rolland
- Carmen Romero
- Serjius
- Henri Échourin
See also
- Eye for Eye (1918)
References
- Kennedy-Karpat p.78
Bibliography
- Kennedy-Karpat, Colleen. Rogues, Romance, and Exoticism in French Cinema of the 1930s. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2013.
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