| Directed by | Josef von Sternberg |
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| Screenplay by | Jules Furthman (adapted by) |
| Based on | Amy Jolly, die Frau aus Marrakesch 1927 novel by Benno Vigny |
| Produced by | Hector Turnbull (uncredited) |
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| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Edited by | Sam Winston (uncredited) |
| Music by | Karl Hajos (uncredited) |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
| Distributed by | Paramount Publix Corporation |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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| Budget | $491,299.36 |
| (This information is from wikipedia.org.) | |
During the Rif war every legionnaire returning to Morocco was a hero, and heroes don’t adhere to the production code.
The legionnaires march through crowded lanes past men in robes and turbans, women in chadors and hijabs, and on the side we have beautiful whores wearing almost nothing at all. Amy and Tom can do whatever they wish, but both have been bruised by past affairs. Their indifference is difficult to maintain for she is seductive and he is tall and handsome.
She hears the regimental horn and drum and she stands up from the dinner table like a wild animal. Her necklace catches the back of a chair and its pearls scatter on the floor.
The score is by Karl Hajos, but what stands out is the diegetic music— Amy Jolly singing in the nightclub— the drum and horn of the legionnaires. Whenever I listen to “Sketches of Spain” by Miles Davis and Gil Evans, I see in my mind the legionnaires marching into Morocco.
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