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Saadia (1953)

Saadia poster
Directed by
Albert Lewin
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French doctor and a sheikh both fall for a mysterious woman in a Moroccan village. Their rivalry leads to conflict and danger.

romanticexotictensedramaticclassicaldarkly atmosphericslow-burnsensual

What happens

Saadia is a 1953 adventure film directed by Albert Lewin and starring Mel Ferrer and Cornel Wilde. Set in Morocco, and based on a novel by the French writer Francis D'Autheville, it tells of a love triangle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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