The West (1938 film)

The West (French: L'occident) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Henri Fescourt and starring Charles Vanel, José Noguéro and Hélène Robert. It is a remake of the director's own 1928 silent film of the same title.

The West
Directed by	Henri Fescourt
Written by	Jacques Chabannes Henry Kistemaeckers (play)
Produced by	Claude Dolbert
Starring	Charles Vanel José Noguéro Hélène Robert
Cinematography	Raymond Agnel Alain Douarinou
Edited by	Jean Bert André Gug
Music by	Jane Bos
Production company	Les Productions Claude Dolbert
Distributed by	Pellegrin
Release date	16 February 1938 (1938-02-16)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou.

Synopsis

The film portrays the relationship between a female Moroccan student, who has been forced to leave her studies at the Sorbonne for financial reasons and works as a dancer in a Paris nightclub, and a French naval officer. However, on returning to Casablanca she is tricked into believing that he had the led attack on her village that wiped out her family. She begins to plot her revenge.

Cast

• Rama-Tahé as Hassina
• Charles Vanel as Jean Cadière
• José Noguéro as Armand
• André Bacqué as Linières
• Hélène Robert as Jacqueline
• Jules Berry as Max – Le portier
• Raymond Cordy as Carbonniès
• Robert Le Vigan as Taïeb el Haïn
• Roger Legris as Le Goff
• Georges Bever
• Joë Hamman
• Rosita Montenegro
• Marthe Mussine
• Suzy Pierson
• Gilbert Périgneaux
• Philippe Richard
• Monique Rolland
• Carmen Romero
• Serjius
• Henri Échourin

See also

• Eye for Eye (1918)

Bibliography

• Kennedy-Karpat, Colleen. Rogues, Romance, and Exoticism in French Cinema of the 1930s. Fairleigh Dickinson, 2013.

External links

• The West at IMDb