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19/03/1944 Drama, War 1h 22m
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Come With Us To The Mysterious Casbah, But Don't Expect To Come out Alive

Overview

Candlelight in Algeria is a 1944 British war film directed by George King and starring James Mason, Carla Lehmann and Raymond Lovell. This drama follows the exploits of Eisenhower's top aide, Mark Clark, and other important Allies as they journey to an important meeting held on Algeria's coast. The precise location of this vital secret gathering is upon a piece of film which must not fall into enemy hands

  1. George King

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. James Mason

    Alan Thurston

  2. Carla Lehmann

    Susan Foster

  3. Raymond Lovell

    Von Alven

  4. Enid Stamp-Taylor

    Maritza

  5. Walter Rilla

    Dr. Muller

  6. Pamela Stirling

    Yvette

  7. Lea Seidl

    Sister

  8. Sybille Binder

    Woman (as Sybilla Binder)

  9. Hella Kürty

    Maid (as Hella Kurty)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-30
Carla Lehmann is "Susan" who finds herself in an hospital bed in Algeria just as the Allies celebrate a resounding victory over the Nazis. She recounts a tale to one of her nurses of her role in enabling that victory... She encounters an escaping British prisoner "Thurston" (James Mason) whom she shelters, and who manages to rope her into his plan to obtain a camera that has photographs of the venue of a soon-to-happen top secret meeting essential to the planning of the invasion. Soon she is embroiled in his operation and with it's perils, and they must retrieve the photographs and smuggle the...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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