Desert Wedding (French: Les noces de sable) is a 1948 French drama film directed by André Zwoboda and starring Denise Cardi, Larbi Tounsi and Himmoud Brahimi.[1] Location shooting took place in the Atlas Mountains of French Morocco. It was originally screened at the 1948 Venice Film Festival before being released in France the following year. The narration was spoken by filmmaker Jean Cocteau.[2] In the United States it was released in 1952 by DisCina with the alternative title of Daughter of the Sands.

Desert Wedding
Directed byAndré Zwoboda
Written byAndré Zwoboda
StarringDenise Cardi
CinematographyAndré Bac
Edited byCharles Bretoneiche
Music byGeorges Auric
Production
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Studio Maghreb
Distributed byStanding Films
Release dates
  • 4 September 1948 (1948-09-04) (Venice Film Festival)
  • 9 May 1949 (1949-05-09) (France)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Cast

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  • Denise Cardi as La princesse
  • Larbi Tounsi as Le prince
  • Himmoud Brahimi as Le bouffon
  • Bent Larsen as Le prince
  • Jean Cocteau as Narrator

References

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  1. ^ Spaas p.148
  2. ^ Rège p.232

Bibliography

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  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Spaas, Lieve. Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity. Manchester University Press, 2000.
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