The Secrets of the Red Sea

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The Secrets of the Red Sea
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Directed by Richard Pottier
Written by Joseph Kessel
René Pujol
Carlo Rim
Based onThe Secrets of the Red Sea by Henry de Monfreid
Starring Harry Baur
Gaby Basset
Alexandre Mihalesco
Cinematography Jean Bachelet
Edited by Pierre Méguérian
Music by Fred Mélé
Jean Yatove
Production
company
PSB Films
Release date
  • 8 September 1937 (1937-09-08)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Secrets of the Red Sea (French: Les secrets de la Mer Rouge) is a 1937 French adventure film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Harry Baur, Gaby Basset and Alexandre Mihalesco. [1] It was based on the 1931 novel of the same title by Henry de Monfreid. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.

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Synopsis

Saïd Ali, an elderly Arab, lives on an island in the Red Sea and spends his days collecting pearls. A rival plots to kill him in order to steal his wealth.

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  1. Gilles p.191

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