Desert Wedding
Desert Wedding | |
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Directed by | André Zwoboda |
Written by | André Zwoboda |
Starring | |
Cinematography | André Bac |
Edited by | |
Music by | Georges Auric |
Production company | Studio Maghreb |
Distributed by | Standing Films |
Release dates | 4 September 1948 5 May 1949 (France) |
Running time | 61 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Desert Wedding (French: Les noces de sable) is a 1948 French drama film directed by André Zwoboda and starring Denise Cardi, Larbi Tounsi and Himmoud Brahimi.[1] Location shooting took place in the Atlas Mountains of French Morocco. It was originally screened at the 1948 Venice Film Festival before being released in France the following year. The narration was spoken by filmmaker Jean Cocteau.[2] In the United States it was released in 1952 by DisCina with the alternative title of Daughter of the Sands.
Cast[]
- as La princesse
- Larbi Tounsi as Le prince
- Himmoud Brahimi as Le bouffon
- Bent Larsen as Le prince
- Jean Cocteau as Narrator
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Spaas, Lieve. Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity. Manchester University Press, 2000.
External links[]
Categories:
- French-language films
- 1948 films
- 1948 drama films
- French drama films
- French films
- Films directed by André Zwoboda
- Films shot in Morocco
- Films set in Morocco
- 1940s French film stubs