Name: La danseuse de Marrakech
Genre: Drama
Released: 1950-04-19
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Cast: Yves Vincent, Sirena Adgemova, Habib Benglia

Bearing more than a distant resemblance to "Maman Colibri", an exotic melodrama which was filmed twice in the silent age (Duvivier) , then as a talkie by Jean Dréville (1937)

A half-breed ,Kalina ,whose parents were murdered when she was still a baby was saved by Taraor ,a strong black man she considers her adoptive father ; so when she falls for a dashing officer from the Legion Etrangère captain Portal who's in awe of this statuesque dancer ; but the Army ,in the shape of a general ,views this liaison ,let alone a marriage , in an unfavorable light ;besides ,a chic novelist ,Sonia , is jealous of this dancer and scolds her .And Taraor wants more than a father's affection.

Filmed on location,and featuring ,which was rare at the time ,Arab actors in the cast ,it recalls " Cartacalha" ,another movie of craftsman Leon Mathot's , which told the story of a gypsy dancer , but with a tragic ending this time.

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An attractive French officer meets Kalina, a beautiful and famous dancer in Marrakech. It's the beginning of a great love story thwarted by the jealousy of the young dancer's adoptive father..

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Sirena Adgemova in La danseuse de Marrakech (1950)

Sirena Adgemova and Habib Benglia in La danseuse de Marrakech (1950)

Sirena Adgemova and Yves Vincent in La danseuse de Marrakech (1950)

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Sirena Adgemova, Gina Manès, and Yves Vincent in La danseuse de Marrakech (1950)

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