1956 French film
It Happened in Aden (French: C'est arrivé à Aden...) is a 1956 French historical comedy film directed by Michel Boisrond and starring André Luguet, Jacques Dacqmine and Dany Robin.[1] It is based on the 1940 novel The Environs of Aden by Pierre Benoît.
The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.
Synopsis
In the late nineteenth century, a French theatrical troupe become stranded in the British colony of Aden where the officers of the garrison woo the leading stars. One of them, Albine, attracts the interest of a local Prince there to sign a treaty with the British, leading to his kidnapping her.
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References
Bibliography
- Hayward, Susan. French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film. Intellect Books, 2010.
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