Port Afrique

Port Afrique is a 1956 British drama film based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Bernard Victor Dryer (1918–1995).^[1] The colour film was directed by Rudolph Maté and the adapted screenplay was written by John Cresswell. It was filmed on location in the Casbah in Algiers and in Tangiers and Morocco.^[2]

Set in July 1945, the film tells the story of a returning American pilot named Rip Reardon who lost his leg during the war and a young woman, Ynez, who is accused of the murder of Rip's wife.

Cast and characters

Actor/Actress	Role
Pier Angeli	Ynez
James Hayter	Nino
Richard Molinas	Captain
Anthony Newley	Pedro
Christopher Lee	Franz Vermes
Eugene Deckers	Colonel Moussac
Philip Carey	Rip Reardon
Dennis Price	Robert Blackton
Rachel Gurney	Diane Blackton
Guido Lorraine	Abdul
Larry Taylor	First Arab

Music by Malcolm Arnold

References

↑ David W. Chen (1995-02-21). "Bernard V. Dryer, 77, Doctor, Educator, Novelist - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
↑ "Port Afrique (1956) - Overview". TCM.com. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

External links

Port Afrique at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Rudolph Maté

It Had to Be You (1947)
The Dark Past (1948)
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
D.O.A. (1950)
Union Station (1950)
Branded (1950)
The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951)
When Worlds Collide (1951)
The Green Glove (1952)
Sally and Saint Anne (1952)
Paula (1952)
The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
Second Chance (1953)
Forbidden (1953)
Siege at Red River (1954)
The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
The Violent Men (1955)
The Far Horizons (1955)
The Rawhide Years (1955)
Miracle in the Rain (1956)
Port Afrique (1956)
Three Violent People (1956)
The Deep Six (1958)
For the First Time (1959)
Revak the Rebel (1960)
The 300 Spartans (1962)
Seven Seas to Calais (1962)

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