Movie
Heart of the Casbah
7.0/10
1952
1h 36m
fr
Drama
Romance
Crime
Overview
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.
Director
Pierre Cardinal
Writers
Pierre Cardinal
Movie Information
Release Date
January 24, 1952
Runtime
1h 36m
Status
Released
Original Language
fr
Vote Count
2
