Underplayed Gems

Sirocco (1951)

Sirocco poster
Directed by
Curtis Bernhardt
Genre
drama film, film noir, action film, war film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A cynical American smuggler gets caught up in intrigue and danger in Damascus. He becomes involved with a woman and a French colonel during a political uprising.

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What happens

Sirocco is a 1951 American thriller film noir directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Humphrey Bogart, Märta Torén and Lee J. Cobb. The screenplay is based on the novel Le coup de grâce by French author Joseph Kessel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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