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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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This Hollywood remake of the French film Pepe Ie Moko features Charles Boyer as the master criminaI hiding out in The Casbah. Pepe's nemesis, French poIice inspector SIimane, waits patientIy for Pepe to make one wrong move. When Pepe faIls head over heels in Iove with the beautiful tourist Gaby (Hedy Lamarr, in her first American film), he becomes too preoccupied to keep up his guard against the reIentless inspector. An intriguing chain of events, including his betrayal by the woman (Sigrid Gurie) he scorned in favor of Gaby, conspire to create Pepe's heart-rending downfalI. The dramatic ending is legendary, and the mysterious, murky Casbah is a perfect backdrop for this riveting tale of love, passion and greed. |
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