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Sirocco. (film) Sirocco is a 1951 American film noir directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Humphrey Bogart. [2] The film name is derived from Sirocco, a strong wind blowing in the Mediterranean, coming from the Sahara desert. It is hot and dry and is said to make people irritable. The film is set in Syria somewhat east of the wind's paths.
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- George Antheil
- Robert Lord
- Humphrey Bogart
Sirocco: Directed by Curtis Bernhardt. With Humphrey Bogart, Märta Torén, Lee J. Cobb, Everett Sloane. A cynical American expatriate gets involved in smuggling and gun-running for the rebels during the 1925 Syrian insurgency against French occupation.
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- Curtis Bernhardt
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- Action, Drama, Film-Noir
Rated: 3/5 • Aug 22, 2003. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. American Harry Smith (Humphrey Bogart) is selling guns to Emir Hassan (Onslow Stevens), whose Syrian rebels are ...
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- Humphrey Bogart
- Curtis Bernhardt
- Columbia
Offered a seven-year contract with 20th Century Fox, the relative newcomer (Sirocco was his third film) appeared in five movies released in 1951. It was a short-lived success, however. Mostel became a victim of the Hollywood Blacklist and did not appear in another movie until A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966).
- Curtis Bernhardt, Earl Bellamy
- Humphrey Bogart
Sirocco (1951) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ... Oscars SXSW Film Festival Cannes Film Festival STARmeter Awards ...
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A cynical American expatriate gets involved in smuggling and gun-running for the rebels during the 1925 Syrian insurgency against French occupation. In 1925 Damascus Harry Smith runs guns to the rebels under Emir Hassan. The French arrest him along with others and force him to sell weapons to them.
Sirocco is the 1951 noir directed by Curtis Bernhardt. The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Märta Torén, Lee J. Cobb and Everett Sloane in the story of an American arms dealer who gets caught up between Syrian rebels and occupying French troops. The film is as bland as Humphrey Bogarts character Harry Smith, even his name is lazy and mundane.