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Language. English. Budget. $691,833 [1] Box office. $951,801 [1] Algiers is a 1938 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie, and Hedy Lamarr. [2] Written by John Howard Lawson, the film is about a notorious French jewel thief hiding in the labyrinthine native quarter of Algiers known as the Casbah.
Algiers: Directed by John Cromwell. With Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie, Hedy Lamarr, Joseph Calleia. A wanted jewel thief ensconced in the Casbah meets a beautiful woman who makes him long for an escape.
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- Drama, Mystery, Romance
- John Cromwell
- 1938-08-05
In Algiers, Algeria, notorious thief Pepe le Moko (Charles Boyer) evades police capture by hiding within the maze-like Casbah district. Pepe's renown makes him a popular target not only with ...
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- John Cromwell
- Crime, Drama
- Charles Boyer
Nov 27, 2020 · Watch the 1938 Hollywood classic movie, Algiers.Beautiful Gaby meets a romantic jewel thief in the mysterious Casbah.Movie Name: AlgiersStars: Charles Boyer,...
- 98 min
- 38.6K
- Hollywood Classics
Algiers marked the American motion picture debut of Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr, already known to United States audiences for her appearance in the Gustav Machaty-directed, Czech film Ecstasy, which encountered highly-publicized censorship problems in the United States in 1937 and 1938.
- John Cromwell, Horace Hough
- Sigrid Gurie
Nov 27, 2021 · Beautiful Gaby meets a romantic jewel thief in the mysterious Casbah.Director: John CromwellWriters: John Howard Lawson, James M. CainStars: Charles Boyer, H...
- 96 min
- 35K
- The Film Detective
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Algiers is a 1938 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and starring Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie, and Hedy Lamarr. Written by John Howard Lawson, the film is about a notorious French jewel thief hiding in the labyrinthine native quarter of Algiers known as the Casbah. Feeling imprisoned by his self-imposed exile, he is drawn out of hiding by a beautiful French tourist who reminds him ...