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Oasis (1955)

Oasis poster
Directed by
Yves Allégret
Genre
adventure film
Country
Germany, France
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people travel to a desert outpost in Morocco. They deal with personal conflicts and dangers in the harsh landscape.

adventurousromanticforeigndesertmid-centurydramaticsuspensefulmelodramatic

What happens

Oasis (German: Oase) is a 1955 French-West German adventure film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Michèle Morgan, Cornell Borchers, Carl Raddatz and Pierre Brasseur. It was based on the 1933 novel The Commander by John Knittel. The screenplay was written by Joseph Kessel, Ben Barzman, and Georges Kessel. It was the first German-American co-production since World War II, with distribution via 20th Century Fox. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Marseille as well as in Marrakesh, Casablanca, Agadir and Guelmim in French Morocco. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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