The Secrets of the Red Sea
The Secrets of the Red Sea (French: Les secrets de la Mer Rouge) is a 1937 French adventure film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Harry Baur, Gaby Basset and Alexandre Mihalesco.[1] It was based on the 1931 novel of the same title by Henry de Monfreid.
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| Directed by | Richard Pottier |
| Written by | Joseph Kessel René Pujol Carlo Rim |
| Based on | The Secrets of the Red Sea by Henry de Monfreid |
| Starring | Harry Baur Gaby Basset Alexandre Mihalesco |
| Cinematography | Jean Bachelet |
| Edited by | Pierre Méguérian |
| Music by | Fred Mélé Jean Yatove |
Production company | PSB Films |
Release date | 8 September 1937 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.
Cast
- Harry Baur as Saïd Ali
- Gaby Basset as Anita
- Habib Benglia as Araba
- Auguste Bovério as Kames
- Charles Dechamps as Chouchana
- Édouard Delmont as Soliman
- Slim Driga as Ismaël
- Maximilienne as L'anglaise
- Alexandre Mihalesco as Nadir
- Georges Paulais as Sheik Issa
- Raymond Segard as Sélim
- Tela Tchaï as Sultana
References
- Gilles p.191
Bibliography
- Christian Gilles. L'avant-guerre, 1937-1939. Harmattan, 2002.
- Jonathan Miran, "Pearling Fortunes: Recovering 'Ali al-Nahari, a Legendary Red Sea Magnate in the Early Twentieth Century," in Pedro Machado, Steve Mullins & Joseph Christensen. Pearls, People, and Power: Pearling and Indian Ocean Worlds. Ohio University Press, 2020.
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