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Morocco

"Who is this woman who scorns a hundred men...to give her love to a Devil-May-Care Soldier?"

1930

1h 32m

6.4(170 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Mogador, Morocco. Late 1920s. A complex romance develops between a womanizing Legionnaire and a disillusioned Parisian cabaret singer.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Légionnaire Tom Brown

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Mademoiselle Amy Jolly

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Monsieur La Bessiere

Ullrich Haupt

Ullrich Haupt

Adjudant Caesar

Eve Southern

Eve Southern

Madame Caesar

Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Sergeant Tatoche

Paul Porcasi

Paul Porcasi

Lo Tinto

Émile Chautard

Émile Chautard

French General (uncredited)

Juliette Compton

Juliette Compton

Anna Dolores (uncredited)

Albert Conti

Albert Conti

Col. Quinnovieres (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Written by: Benno Vigny
Jules Furthman
Produced by: Hector Turnbull

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