''Desert Wedding'' (French: ''Les noces de sable'') is a 1948 French

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directed by

André Zwoboda André Zwoboda (1910–1994) was a French screenwriter, producer and film director.Rège p.476 Selected filmography Director * '' Life Belongs to Us'' (1936) *''Farandole'' (1945) * ''François Villon'' (1945) * '' The Seventh Door'' (1947) * ...

and starring Denise Cardi, Larbi Tounsi and Himmoud Brahimi.

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took place in the Atlas Mountains of French Morocco. It was originally screened at the 1948 Venice Film Festival before being released in France the following year. The narration was spoken by filmmaker

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...

.Rège p.232 In the United States it was released in 1952 by DisCina with the

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of ''Daughter of the Sands''.

Cast

* Denise Cardi as La princesse * Larbi Tounsi as Le prince * Himmoud Brahimi as Le bouffon * Bent Larsen as Le prince *

as Narrator

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. * Spaas, Lieve. ''Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity''. Manchester University Press, 2000.

External links

* 1948 films 1948 drama films French drama films 1940s French-language films Films directed by André Zwoboda Films shot in Morocco Films set in Morocco 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub