Sirocco (film)

• Humphrey Bogart: Harry Smith
• Marta Torén: Violet
• Lee J. Cobb: Col. Feroud
• Everett Sloane: Gen. LaSalle
• Gerald Mohr: Major Jean Leon
• Zero Mostel: Balukjiaan
• Nick Dennis: Nasir Aboud
• Onslow Stevens: Amir Hassan
• Ludwig Donath: Flophouse proprietor
• David Bond: Achmet
• Vincent Renno: Arthur

Sirocco - Between Cairo and Damascus is an American feature film in 1951 starring Humphrey Bogart and Lee J. Cobb. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt.

Action

Damascus 1925: The cynical arms dealer Harry Smith supplies during the French occupation in Syria rebel leader Emir Hassan. Smith falls in love with Violet, the wife of the French intelligence chief Col. Feroud.

Find out more

• Humphrey Bogart produced the film with his production company, Santana Pictures Corporation. Columbia Pictures gave the film in the American cinema.
• On 1 June 1951, the film had its world premiere in the UK. In German cinemas he came on 16 January 1953.

Reviews

"Away in " Casablanca " reminiscent spy story from the colonial war that gives Humphrey Bogart the opportunity to play a cynical arms dealer in a trench coat similar to Rick Blaine. Bogart's company Santana produced. Template was the novel " The coup de grace " by Joseph Kessel ( Belle de Jour ). The relatively realistic drama of money, betrayal and love was specialized by Curtis Bernhardt, on Hollywood melodramas ( " Purgatory ", " Possessed " ), staged. Lee J. Cobb as Feroud part of the second major role. "

DVD Release

The DVD was released on 11 February 2003 at Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. On the DVD, the English, German, Spanish and Italian versions included.