Heart of the Casbah

1952 film
  • 24 January 1952 (1952-01-24)
Running time
96 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

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.[1] 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.

Cast

  • Viviane Romance as Maria Pilar
  • Claude Laydu as Michel
  • Peter van Eyck as Jo
  • Philippe Richard as Gros Polo
  • Sylvie Pelayo as Sylvie
  • Roger Gaillard as Le père de Michel
  • Simone Moussia as Yasmine

References

  1. ^ Rège p.177

Bibliography

  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Heart of the Casbah at IMDb


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