Port Afrique
Port Afrique is a 1956 British drama film based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Bernard Victor Dryer (1918–1995).[1] The colour film was directed by Rudolph Maté and the adapted screenplay was written by John Cresswell.
Port Afrique | |
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Directed by | Rudolph Maté |
Produced by | David E. Rose John R. Sloan |
Written by | Frank Partos John Cresswell |
Based on | Port Afrique by Bernard Victor Dryer |
Starring | Pier Angeli Philip Carey Dennis Price |
Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
Edited by | Raymond Poulton |
Production company | Coronado Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | 21 August 1956 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The film was made at Shepperton Studios with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Shingleton . It was filmed on location in the Casbah in Algiers and in Tangiers and Morocco.[2]
Synopsis
Set in July 1945, the film tells the story of a returning American pilot named Rip Reardon who lost his leg during the war and a young woman, Ynez, who is accused of the murder of Rip's wife.
Cast
- Pier Angeli as Ynez
- Philip Carey as Rip Reardon
- Dennis Price as Robert Blackton
- Eugene Deckers a Colonel Moussac
- James Hayter as Nino
- Anthony Newley as Pedro
- Richard Molinas as Captain
- Christopher Lee as Franz Vermes
- Guy De Monceau as Police Driver
- Jacques Cey as Waiter
- Dorothy White as Berber Girl
- Denis Shaw as Grila
- Marie Hanson as Georgette
- Rachel Gurney as Diane Blackton
- Guido Lorraine as Abdul
- André Maranne as Police Officer
- Lorenza Colville as Bouala
- Maureen Connell as Native Model
- Eric Lindsay as Senegalese Boy
- Auric Lorand as Sentry
- Larry Taylor as First Arab
- George Leech as Second Arab
- Andreas Malandrinos as Gardner
- Pat O'Meara as Guitarist
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References
- David W. Chen (21 February 1995). "Bernard V. Dryer, 77, Doctor, Educator, Novelist - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- "Port Afrique (1956) - Overview". TCM.com. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
External links
- Port Afrique on IMDb
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