Itto

Itto (1934)

Drama

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.

Casts

	Simone Berriau as Itto
	Moulay Ibrahim as Hamou
	Aisha Fadah as Aisha
	Ben Brick as Miloud
	Simone Bourday as Françoise
	Pauline Carton as Tante Anna
	Maïa Severin as Madame Dumontier
	Gina Yanne as La journaliste
	Sylvette Fillacier as La blédarde
	Mohand Youssef as Le père de Miloud
	Sitti Saïd as Saïd
	Hubert Prélier as Le médecin
	Camille Bert as Le colonel
	Roland Caillaux as Lieutenant Jean Dumontier
	Pierre Sarda as L'officier des renseignements
	Henri Debain as Sergent
	Léon Arvel as
	Louis Gay as
	Bernard Rédor as
	Lucien Dalrès as Caporal
	Mériel as M. Dumontier

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