Algiers (1938 film)

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Algiers (1938 film) is a romantic drama and crime film set in the Casbah of Algiers, best known for its atmospheric noir style and for helping launch Hedy Lamarr’s Hollywood career.

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Algiers (1938 film) canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
artDirectionAwardNominee Alexander Toluboff ⓘ
basedOn Pépé le Moko (1937 film) ⓘ
linked to: Pépé le Moko

Pépé le Moko (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Pépé le Moko
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
cinematographyAwardNominee James Wong Howe ⓘ
cinematographyBy James Wong Howe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
countrySetting French Algeria ⓘ
director John Cromwell ⓘ
distributedBy United Artists ⓘ
editedBy William H. Reynolds ⓘ
era Golden Age of Hollywood ⓘ
filmingLocation Hollywood ⓘ
genre crime ⓘ
film noir ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn Casablanca (1942 film) ⓘ
linked to: Casablanca
leadActorForCharacter Pépé le Moko Charles Boyer ⓘ
leadActorNominee Charles Boyer ⓘ
leadActressForCharacter Gaby Hedy Lamarr ⓘ
linked to: Hedy Kiesler Markey
leadCharacter Pépé le Moko ⓘ
musicBy Dimitri Tiomkin ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
notableFor atmospheric noir style ⓘ
helping launch Hedy Lamarr’s Hollywood career ⓘ
notableQuoteAssociated Come with me to the Casbah ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer Walter Wanger ⓘ
productionCompany Walter Wanger Productions ⓘ
releaseDate August 5, 1938 ⓘ
releaseYear 1938 ⓘ
remakeOf Pépé le Moko (1937 film) ⓘ
linked to: Pépé le Moko
runtime 99 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter John Howard Lawson ⓘ
setting Algiers ⓘ
Casbah of Algiers ⓘ
linked to: Casbah
starring Alan Hale ⓘ
linked to: Alan Hale Sr.

Charles Boyer ⓘ
Gene Lockhart ⓘ
Hedy Lamarr ⓘ
linked to: Hedy Kiesler Markey

Joseph Calleia ⓘ
Sigrid Gurie ⓘ
supportingActorNominee Gene Lockhart ⓘ

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Hedy Lamarr → notableWork → Algiers (1938 film) ⓘ
subject linked to: Delilah;Hedy Lamarr
Joseph Calleia → appearedIn → Algiers (1938 film) ⓘ
Pépé le Moko → influenced → Algiers (1938 film) ⓘ
Pépé le Moko → hasRemake → Algiers (1938 film) ⓘ