Casbah poster

Casbah( 1948)

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Den of a thousand thieves ! Rendezvous for romance !

Overview

Pepe Le Moko leads a gang of jewel thieves in the Casbah of Algiers, where he has exiled himself to escape imprisonment in his native France.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Yvonne De Carlo

      Inez

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      Tony Martin

      Pepe Le Moko

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      Peter Lorre

      Slimane

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      Märta Torén

      Gaby

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      Hugo Haas

      Omar

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      Thomas Gomez

      Louvain

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      Douglas Dick

      Carlo

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      Herbert Rudley

      Claude

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      Virginia Gregg

      Madeline

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      Curt Conway

      Maurice

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      Barry Bernard

      Max

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      Katherine Dunham

      Odette

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      Gene Walker

      Roland

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      Hans Schumm

      Willem

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      Will Lee

      Begger

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      Harris Brown

      Pierre

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      Houseley Stevenson

      Anton Duval

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      Robert Kendall

      Ahmed

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      Eartha Kitt

      Katherine Dunham Group Dancer

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      Josette Deegan

      Stewardess (uncredited)

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      Rosita Marstini

      Woman

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jul 09 2022
    This is an odd film to watch, this one. Essentially it appears to be a post war vehicle for successful actor/crooner Tony Martin ("Pepe le Moko"), but somewhere along the line director John Berry loses his way with this hybrid of romantic musical - there are half a dozen numbers from Harold Arlen and Leo Robin, including the Oscar nominated "For Every Man There's a Woman" - mixed in with a lightweight crime-noir scenario fronted by policeman Peter Lorre ("Slimane"). The confusion isn't really helped by some indifferent writing and even a glamorous, sultry performance from Yvonne de Carlo ("Inez...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • remake
    • algiers, algeria
    • jewel thief
    • casbah