The Secrets of the Red Sea

The Secrets of the Red Sea
Directed by	Richard Pottier
Written by	Joseph Kessel René Pujol Carlo Rim
Based on	The 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
Country	France
Language	French

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.

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.

Cast

• Harry Baur as Saïd Ali
• Gaby Basset as Anita
• Habib Benglia as Araba
• Auguste Bovério as Kames
• Charles Dechamps as Chouchana
• Édouard Delmont as Soliman
• Slim Driga as Ismaël
• Maximilienne as L'anglaise
• Alexandre Mihalesco as Nadir
• Georges Paulais as Sheik Issa
• Raymond Segard as Sélim
• Tela Tchaï as Sultana

References

1. Gilles p.191

Bibliography

• Christian Gilles. L'avant-guerre, 1937-1939. Harmattan, 2002.
• Jonathan Miran, "Pearling Fortunes: Recovering 'Ali al-Nahari, a Legendary Red Sea Magnate in the Early Twentieth Century," in Pedro Machado, Steve Mullins & Joseph Christensen. Pearls, People, and Power: Pearling and Indian Ocean Worlds. Ohio University Press, 2020.

External links

• The Secrets of the Red Sea at IMDb