''The Seventh Door'' or ''The Seventh Gate'' (French: ''La septième porte'') is a 1947 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

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

Georges Marchal Georges Marchal (10 January 1920 – 28 November 1997) was a French actor. Born Georges Louis Lucot in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, the strikingly handsome Marchal was discovered in the early-1940s by director Jean Grémillon. By the ear ...

, María Casares and Aimé Clariond.Spaas p.148 The film's sets were designed by the art director Raymond Gabutti.

Location shooting Location shooting is the shooting of a film or television production in a real-world setting rather than a sound stage or backlot. The location may be interior or exterior. The filming location may be the same in which the story is set (for ex ...

took place in French Morocco during the summer of 1946.

Cast

as Ali * María Casares as Léila * Aimé Clariond as Le fonctionnaire * Catherine Arley as Aicha *

Jean Servais Jean Servais (; 24 September 1910 – 17 February 1976) was a Belgian film and stage actor. He acted in many 20th century French cinema productions, from the 1930s through the early 1970s. He was married to Gilberte Graillot, and later act ...

as Le chauffeur du car *

Jean Périer Jean (Alexis) Périer (2 February 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French operatic baryton-martin and actor. Although he sang principally within the operetta repertoire, Périer did portray a number of opera roles; mostly within operas by Wolfgang ...

as Le veillard arabe * André Bervil as lui-même * Albert Glado as Ahmed * Liane Daydé as Leila enfant * Jean Nosserot *

Georges Chamarat Georges Chamarat (30 March 1901 – 21 November 1982) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1929 and 1981. He starred in the film '' The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered into the ...

* Gabsi Kaltoum

References

Bibliography

* Leahy, Sarah & Vanderschelden, Isabelle. ''Screenwriters in French cinema''. Manchester University Press, 2021. *Roust, Colin. ''Georges Auric: A Life in Music and Politics''. Oxford University Press, 2020. * Spaas, Lieve. ''Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity''. Manchester University Press, 2000.

External links

* 1947 films 1947 drama films French drama films 1940s French-language films Films directed by André Zwoboda Films shot in Morocco 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub