The Secrets of the Red Sea

1937 film

8 September 1937 (1937-09-08)

Running time

87 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

The Secrets of the Red Sea (French: Les secrets de la Mer Rouge) is a 1937 French adventure film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Harry Baur, Gaby Basset and Alexandre Mihalesco.^[1] It was based on the 1931 novel of the same title by Henry de Monfreid. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.

Synopsis

Saïd Ali, an elderly Arab, lives on an island in the Red Sea and spends his days collecting pearls. A rival plots to kill him in order to steal his wealth.

Cast

Harry Baur as Saïd Ali
Gaby Basset as Anita
Habib Benglia as Araba
Auguste Bovério as Kames
Charles Dechamps as Chouchana
Édouard Delmont as Soliman
Slim Driga as Ismaël
Maximilienne as L'anglaise
Alexandre Mihalesco as Nadir
Georges Paulais as Sheik Issa
Raymond Segard as Sélim
Tela Tchaï as Sultana

References

^ Gilles p.191

Bibliography

Christian Gilles. L'avant-guerre, 1937-1939. Harmattan, 2002.
Jonathan Miran, "Pearling Fortunes: Recovering 'Ali al-Nahari, a Legendary Red Sea Magnate in the Early Twentieth Century," in Pedro Machado, Steve Mullins & Joseph Christensen. Pearls, People, and Power: Pearling and Indian Ocean Worlds. Ohio University Press, 2020.