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La Guerre Du Pétrole N'aura Pas Lieu
''La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu'' is a 1975 Moroccan drama film directed by Souheil Ben-Barka. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. Plot The film takes place in a fictive Arab country that could be Morocco. In the midst of social turmoil happening in oil refinery plants, an American company uses corruption to get into the local oil business, leading to a peak in revolts. A minister who was trying to denounce the ongoing corruption and the subsequent impoverishment of the country fails to control the revolts and ends up in jail. Description ''La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu'' is the second movie of Souheil Ben-Barka. It was really in French theaters on 27 August 1975. Following pressuring threats from Saudi Arabia and Iran, the film was banned. Cast * Claude Giraud as Toumer * Philippe Léotard as Padovani * Sacha Pitoëff as Essaan * Assan Ganouni as Hendas * George Ardisson as Trudot (as Giorgio Ardisson) * Claudio Gora as Stockell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souheil Ben-Barka
Souheil Ben-Barka (born 25 December 1942) is a Moroccan film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed seven films between 1974 and 2002. His 1975 film ''La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu'' was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1983 film '' Amok'' won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1987 he was a member of the jury at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. Biography He was born in 1942 in Timbuktu, Mali. His father was a rich Moroccan merchant, and his mother was of Lebanese origin, her mother was of Armenian descent. He left Timbuktu at the age of 16. He spent a few years in Morocco before going to finish his higher education at Rome, Italy. One day in 1962, he happened to attend a film shooting on the street, the Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini was directing ''8½''. After this he decided to devote himself to the filmmaking. He studied sociology and got a Bachelor's degree, then he studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |