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Port Afrique is a 1956 British drama film based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Bernard Victor Dryer (1918–1995). The colour film was directed by Rudolph Maté and the adapted screenplay was written by John Cresswell. It was filmed on location in the Casbah in Algiers and in Tangiers and Morocco.
Set in July 1945, the film tells the story of a returning American pilot named Rip Reardon who lost his leg during the war and a young woman, Ynez, who is accused of the murder of Rip's wife.
Original Release
06/18/1956
US Release
09/07/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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Pier Angeli | Ynez |
Eugene Deckers | Col. Jacques Moussac / Colonle Moussac |
Pat O'Meara | Guitarist |
James Hayter | Nino |
Philip Carey | Rip Reardon |
Richard Molinas | Captain |
Guy De Monceau | Police Driver |
Dennis Price | Robert Blackton |
Anthony Newley | Pedro |
Jacques Cey | Waiter |
Directors
Writers
Frank Partos, John Cresswell, Bernard Victor Dryer
Cast
Name | Character |
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Pier Angeli | Ynez |
Eugene Deckers | Col. Jacques Moussac / Colonle Moussac |
Pat O'Meara | Guitarist |
James Hayter | Nino |
Philip Carey | Rip Reardon |
Richard Molinas | Captain |
Guy De Monceau | Police Driver |
Dennis Price | Robert Blackton |
Anthony Newley | Pedro |
Jacques Cey | Waiter |
Dorothy White | Berber Girl |
Denis Shaw | Grila |
Marie Hanson | Georgette Reardon / Georgette |
Rachel Gurney | Diane Blackton |
Guido Lorraine | Abdul |
André Maranne | Police Officer |
Lorenza Colville | Bouala |
Christopher Lee | Franz Vermes |
Maureen Connell | Native Model |
Eric Lindsay | Senegalese Boy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David E. Rose | Executive Producer |
John R. Sloan | Producer |