Itto (1934)
Filmed in French Morocco, Itto's dialogue is spoken primarily in the tribal Chleuh language. The jingoistic story concerns a series of clashes between French occupational forces and a rebellious Chleuh chieftain. Itto (Simone Berriau), chief's daughter, becomes embroiled in a romance with a Moroccan tribesman who has gone over to the French side. It is implied in Itto that it's okay to betray one's own people if it will preserve French colonialism in Africa. To modern viewers, the rampant chauvinism in Itto is a difficult pill to swallow.
Directors: Jean Benoît-Lévy, Marie Epstein.
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Simone Berriau as Itto |
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Moulay Ibrahim as Hamou |
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Aisha Fadah as Aisha |
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Ben Brick as Miloud |
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Simone Bourday as Françoise |
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Pauline Carton as Tante Anna |
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Maïa Severin as Madame Dumontier |
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Gina Yanne as La journaliste |
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Sylvette Fillacier as La blédarde |
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Mohand Youssef as Le père de Miloud |
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Sitti Saïd as Saïd |
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Hubert Prélier as Le médecin |
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Camille Bert as Le colonel |
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Roland Caillaux as Lieutenant Jean Dumontier |
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Pierre Sarda as L'officier des renseignements |
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Henri Debain as Sergent |
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Léon Arvel as |
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Louis Gay as |
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Bernard Rédor as |
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Lucien Dalrès as Caporal |
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Mériel as M. Dumontier |
| Directing | Jean Benoît-Lévy | Director |
| Directing | Marie Epstein | Director |
| Writing | Georges Duvernoy | Writer |
| Writing | Roger Féral | Dialogue |
| Writing | Maurice Le Glay | Novel |
| Writing | Étienne Rey | Adaptation |
| Writing | Étienne Rey | Dialogue |
| Sound | Albert Wolff | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Georges Asselin | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Paul Parguel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Philippe Agostini | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Pierre Levent | Director of Photography |