
Fort Algiers (1953)
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- Approved
- 1h 18min
- Action, Adventure
- 15 Jul 1953 (USA)
- Movie
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Yvonne De Carlo | ... |
Yvette
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Carlos Thompson | ... |
Jeff
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Raymond Burr | ... |
Amir
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Leif Erickson | ... |
Kalmani
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Anthony Caruso | ... |
Chavez
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John Dehner | ... |
Major Colle
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Robert Boon | ... |
Mueller
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Henry Corden | ... |
Yessouf
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Joe Kirk | ... |
Luigi
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Lewis Martin | ... |
Colonel Lasalle
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Leonard Penn | ... |
Lt. Picard
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William Phipps | ... |
Lt. Gerrier
(as Bill Phipps)
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Michael Couzzi | ... |
Richetti
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Charles Evans | ... |
General Rousseau
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Sandra Bettin | ... |
Sandra
(as Sandra Gale)
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Robert Warwick | ... |
Haroon
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Jimmy Dime | ... |
Legionnaire / Barfly (uncredited)
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Joseph Granby | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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David Leonard | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Francis McDonald | ... |
Oil Field Foreman (uncredited)
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John Miljan | ... |
Arab Chieftain (uncredited)
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Lee Miller | ... |
Yvette's Murdered Brother (uncredited)
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Tom Monroe | ... |
Colonel's Aide (uncredited)
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Gilman Rankin | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Brick Sullivan | ... |
Oil Field Workman (uncredited)
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Philip Van Zandt | ... |
Tribal Leader (uncredited)
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Max Wagner | ... |
Messenger (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lesley Selander | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Theodore St. John | ... | (screenplay) |
Frederick Stephani | ... | (story) |
Produced by
Edward L. Alperson Jr. | ... | associate producer |
Joseph N. Ermolieff | ... | producer |
Music by
Michel Michelet |
Cinematography by
John F. Seitz | ... | (as John Seitz) |
Editorial Department
Francis D. Lyon | ... | editorial supervisor |
Art Direction by
Boris Leven |
Costume Design by
Yvonne Wood | ... | (gowns) |
Rosemary Odell | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
Olga Collings | ... | hair stylist |
John G. Holden | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Martin Eisenberg | ... | production supervisor |
Clarence Eurist | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack R. Berne | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Howard Bristol | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
Max M. Hutchinson | ... | sound (as Max Hutchinson) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Esther Krebs | ... | wardrobe: women's |
Jack Masters | ... | wardrobe: men's |
Music Department
Raoul Kraushaar | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
Mary Chaffee | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation) (released thru)
- United Artists (1953) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1953) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1953) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1953) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists A/B)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1953) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists Film-Verleih (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- United Artists Television (1956) (United States) (tv)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1991) (Australia) (video)
- The Big Pieces Company (2021) (United States)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
In his bid to unite all local tribes against the French colonial rules, a North African leader organizes an attack against Fort Algiers. After taking the fort from the French Foreign Legion troops, Amir and his sidekick Yussouf, order their men to kill all Legionnaires and maintain total secrecy. In Paris, French intelligence agent Yvette Del Mar is persuaded by her superiors to return to North Africa and pose as a nightclub singer. Her task is to entertain and ingratiate herself with the Amir in order to extract secret information from him. In Algiers, dismissed French Army officer Jeff Brown volunteers for the French Foreign Legion. Jeff is surprised to see his former girlfriend, Yvette, singing in the nightclub and he doesn't suspect the fact she is working for the French Intelligence. A romantic rivalry of sorts develops between Jeff and the Amir, over Yvette's favors. Later, a French spy is uncovered by the Amir and killed. Jeff is asked to replace the dead spy, due to his knowledge of Arabic and army signals. He agrees, not knowing that Yvette is snooping around the Amir's palace, as his guest. Unfortunately, Yvette is unmasked by the Amir and captured. Jeff somehow must enter the Amir's palace to rescue Yvette. At the same time, the Amir is planning a major attack on the French oil-fields. Jeff intends to rescue Yvette and return to base to warn the Legion about the imminent Arab attack. Written by nufs68 |
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Taglines | A Woman Means Everything... to Men of the Desert... Arab Sheiks and French Legionaires alike! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Sandra Bettin's debut. See more » |
Goofs | There's a shot of Arabs riding across in front of the camera an an obvious wire is seen trailing across the sand which obviously led to some of the film equipment. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from Outpost in Morocco (1949). See more » |
Soundtracks | I'll Follow You See more » |