Sirocco (1951)
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33% of users liked it
(907 ratings)
In Sirocco Humphrey Bogart is cast as Harry Smith, a casino operator in 1925 Damascus. For a tidy profit, Smith runs guns to the Arab insurrectionists attempting to overthrow the French Protectorate. Chastised by French Colonel Feroud (Lee J. Cobb) for his lack of morals and political convictions,… More In Sirocco Humphrey Bogart is cast as Harry Smith, a casino operator in 1925 Damascus. For a tidy profit, Smith runs guns to the Arab insurrectionists attempting to overthrow the French Protectorate. Chastised by French Colonel Feroud (Lee J. Cobb) for his lack of morals and political convictions, Smith merely sneers in agreement. Before long, he has become romantically involved with Feroud's mistress Violetta (Marta Toren), who hopes to use Harry as means of escape to Cairo. Only after being betrayed by the Arabs and roughed up by the French authorities does our "hero" begin to behave ethically -- but by then, it's too late. A weak attempt by Bogart's Santana Productions to duplicate the success of Casablanca. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Curtis Bernhardt
- Written By
- A.I. Bezzerides, Hans Jacoby
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1951 Wide
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Yet another weak imitation of the leegndary Casablanca, with Bogart (who also produced) playing a similar part to Rick.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A well-acted but predictable spy thriller set in Damascus, in 1925, when the Syrian insurgents conduct guerrilla warfare against their French occupiers.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Ingênuo como o personagem de Lee J. Cobb, o filme é ajudado pela performance deste e, é claro, de Bogart. Ainda assim, a tentativa de recriar a dinâmica de Casablanca falha visivelmente.
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Cast
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Humphrey Bogart
as Harry Smith
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David Bond
as Achmet
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Märta Torén
as Violette
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Peter Brocco
as Barber
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Lee J Cobb
as Col. Feroud
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Everett Sloane
as Gen. LaSalle
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Edward Colmans
as Col. Corville
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Gerald Mohr
as Maj. Leon
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Zero Mostel
as Balukjian
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Nick Dennis
as Nasir Aboud
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Ludwig Donath
as Flophouse Proprietor
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Al Eben
as Sergeant
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Jay Novello
as Hamal
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Peter Ortiz
as Maj. Robbinet
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Leonard Penn
as Rifat
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Vincent Renno
as Arthur
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Onslow Stevens
as Emil Hassan
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Martin Wilkins
as Omar
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Harry Guardino
as Lieutenant Collet
