La Septième porte (1948)
Directed by André Zwoboda
Drama
La Septième porte (1948)
Film Synopsis
An old man bequeaths his luxurious palace and his entire fortune to a carefree Arab man named Ali. Before he dies, the old man tells his legatee that he must not open the seventh door of his palace; if he does, his life will pass within one cycle of the moon. Ali cannot resist the temptation and passes through the forbidden portal. He then undergoes a fantastic journey, during which the little girl who accompanies him ages into an old woman. When he returns to the palace, Ali notices that he too has become an old man. He tries desperately to find a young man to take his place, but in vain. He has used up his life for nothing.© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: André Zwoboda
- Cinematographer: Marcel Grignon
- Music: Georges Auric
- Cast: Georges Marchal (Ali), María Casares (Léila), Aimé Clariond (Le fonctionnaire), Catherine Arley (Aicha), Jean Servais (Le chauffeur du car), Jean Périer (Le veillard arabe), André Bervil, Jean Nosserot, Albert Glado, Georges Chamarat, Liane Daydé, Gabsi Kaltoum
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Black and White
- Runtime: 88 min
French cinema during the Nazi Occupation
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