Sirocco - Between Cairo and Damascus
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Sirocco - Between Cairo and Damascus |
| Original title | Sirocco |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language |
English Arabic |
| Publishing year | 1951 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Curtis Bernhardt |
| script |
AI Bezzerides Hans Jacoby Joseph Kessel |
| production |
Henry S. Kesler Robert Lord Humphrey Bogart |
| music | George Antheil |
| camera | Burnett Guffey |
| cut | Viola Lawrence |
| occupation | |
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Sirocco - Between Cairo and Damascus is an American feature film based on the 1951 novel by Joseph Kessel with Humphrey Bogart and Lee J. Cobb . Directed by Curtis Bernhardt . The historical background to the plot is the Syrian Revolution 1925–1927.
action
In 1925 Syrian rebels waged a guerrilla war against the French mandate power . The cynical arms dealer Harry Smith is caught between the fronts in Damascus . After he received his last money from the Syrians in the catacombs under the city, they warned him not to re-enter. However, when Smith looks for a safe way to get out of Damascus, he is forced to turn to his arch rival, the French Colonel Feroud and chief of intelligence . He blackmailed Smith under threat of death to reveal vital military information. Harry falls in love with Violette, Colonel Feroud's lover, and procures passports to get to Cairo . Feroud is captured by Syrian underground fighters. Harry gets the money for his release and is killed in the catacombs by a hand grenade .
useful information
- Humphrey Bogart produced the film with his production company Santana Pictures Corporation . Columbia Pictures rented the film in American cinemas.
- The film had its world premiere in Great Britain on June 1, 1951 . It was released in German cinemas on January 16, 1953.
Reviews
“Somewhat reminiscent of“ Casablanca ”spy story from the colonial war, which gives Humphrey Bogart the opportunity to play a cynical arms dealer in a trench coat similar to Rick Blaine. Bogart's company Santana produced. The template was the novel "Der Gnadenschuss" by Joseph Kessel (Belle de Jour) . The relatively realistic drama about money, betrayal and love was directed by Curtis Bernhardt, who specialized in Hollywood melodramas (“Purgatory”, “Unrestrained Love”). Lee J. Cobb as Feroud has the second leading role. "
“The story of a seedy American arms dealer who got rich and died in the Syrian rebellion against the French mandate around 1925. An adventure story between realism and romanticism, staged in a rambling manner and without a great atmosphere. "
DVD release
The DVD was released on February 11, 2003 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment . The DVD contains the English, German, Spanish and Italian versions.
Web links
- Sirocco - Between Cairo and Damascus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sirocco - Between Cairo and Damascus Movie poster
Individual evidence
- ^ Criticism on filmdienst.de . Retrieved February 6, 2016.