Oasis (1955)

The proprietor of a Moroccan oasis becomes involved with two foreign women, who it turns out have been hired to keep an eye on him, as he is suspected of gold smuggling.

Director:

Yves Allégret

Writers:

Ben Barzman, Georges Kessel

Stars:

Michèle Morgan, Cornell Borchers, Carl Raddatz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michèle Morgan	...	Françoise Lignières
Cornell Borchers	...	Karine Salstroem
Carl Raddatz	...	Antoine
Grégoire Aslan	...	Pérez
Pierre Brasseur	...	Antoine Vallin
Gilles Gallon	...	Juan
Salem	...	Salem
Bechara	...	Bechara
Niko	...	Hassan
Charles Regnier	...	Van Grouten
Helmut Weiss	...	Aufdringlicher Herr
Ulrich Beiger	...	Friseur
Max Elloy	...	Natkine
Florelle	...	Madame Natkine
Herbert Weicker	...	Mixer

Storyline

The proprietor of a Moroccan oasis becomes involved with two foreign women, who it turns out have been hired to keep an eye on him, as he is suspected of gold smuggling.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | 

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Genres:

Adventure

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Did You Know?

Trivia

First CinemaScope picture, in which Germany was involved. The first horizontal CinemaScope editing table, the "Steenbeck ST 500", was developed on request of the Bavaria Studios for the post production of this movie.

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Details

Country:

France West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

17 April 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oasis

Filming Locations:

Agadir Provinve, Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Criterion Productions, Roxy Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1