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Director:
Curtis Bernhardt
Writers:
A.I. Bezzerides (writer)
Hans Jacoby (writer)
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Release Date:
13 June 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Action more
Tagline:
BEYOND CASABLANCA . . . Fate, in a Low-cut Gown, Lies in Wait for Bogart! more
Plot:
A cynical American expatriate gets involved in smuggling and gun-running for the rebels during the 1925 Syrian insurgency against French occupation. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Humphrey Bogart ... Harry Smith
Märta Torén ... Violette

Lee J. Cobb ... Col. Feroud
Everett Sloane ... Gen. LaSalle

Gerald Mohr ... Major Jean Leon
Zero Mostel ... Balukjiaan
Nick Dennis ... Nasir Aboud
Onslow Stevens ... Emir Hassan
Ludwig Donath ... Flophouse proprietor
David Bond ... Achmet
Vincent Renno ... Arthur
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Arabic
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Norway:16 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #15117)
Company:
Santana Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to actor Jamie Farr, the movie debuted on Saturday night at the Rivoli in his home town of Toledo. Most of Toledo's Arab-American community turned out to see it. As a scene where Bogart walks though a crowded bazaar begins to fade, an Arab voice is heard shouting, "Ya hallah deen bayak!" which caused most of the audience to collapse in laughter. The non-Arabs in the house did not understand why everyone else was laughing until the line was translated for them: "Goddamn your father!" more
Goofs:
Continuity: Toward the end of the film, Col. Feroud walks around with Maj. Leon. Then they stop for a while and Leon takes the cigarette from his mouth with his left hand. In the next shot, he takes the cigarette from mouth again, this time with his right hand. more
Quotes:
Harry Smith: I sure thought you were a goner.
Col. Feroud: Buying my freedom was your idea, I suppose.
Harry Smith: Yes, it was.
Col. Feroud: Why did you do it? I should think you'd want to see me out of the way.
Harry Smith: I made a little money on the deal.
Col. Feroud: I see.
Harry Smith: I saved your life and you seem to resent it.
Col. Feroud: I do.
Harry Smith: Maybe you should have had me shot after all.
Col. Feroud: I agree.
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Cavern To Cavern, 25 August 2002
7/10
Author: telegonus from brighton, ma

This 1951 Bogart vehicle, produced by the great man himself, and directed by the estimable Curtis Bernhardt, is a slow-moving rehash of some of Bogart's better known films, going back to Casablanca. This one's set in 1925 Syria, with the Trenchcoated One working both sides against the middle. He's a gun runner selling arms to the Arabs, which at the time was illegal, since Syria was controlled by the French. Bogart had an affinity with the Levant, and was most at ease in an occupied city, with terrorists, revolutionaries and criminals,--often hard to tell apart--running around, blowing up things, and making life difficult for the authorities. As usual, Bogart could care less who wins as long as he gets paid.

Sirocco is a backlot picture, yet an attractive one. It was made at a time when movies of its type were getting either a whole lot bigger or a whole lot smaller. As such it was somewhat of an anachronism when it came out, and its box-office was modest. This was really the end of the line for the old-style Bogart pics, of which it is the last; and Bogie's next movie, The African Queen, filmed on location and in color, would open up a whole new career for him. I like this one better than most people do, for its cast (Marta Toren, Lee Cobb, Everett Sloan, Gerald Mohr), and its shabby fatalism. A good deal of the picture is set indoors, in cafes, hotel rooms and warehouses. There is a circular, labyrinthine aspect to the movie, as it seems at times as if all the action were taking place literally underground, with the various characters moving from cavern to cavern.

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