Comedy · France · 1939 · 1h 38m

Pasha's Wives

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Director

Cast

Viviane Romance as Mireille, the French wife Marcel Dalio as Sultan Soliman John Lodge as Vedad Bey, her husband Mila Parély as Tarkine Saturnin Fabre as Djemal Pacha Marcel Lupovici as Mourad

Crew

Michel Kelber — Director of Photography Louisette Hautecœur — Editor Lilo Dammert — Screenplay Léo Lania — Screenplay Ákos Tolnay — Story

Synopsis

Mireille, a Frenchwoman, marries a westernized Turkish diplomat and, thinking that she will live a dream life in an Arabian Nights setting, follows him back to his native country, only to discover that, in a staunchly traditional society, she will not be a free woman there any longer.

Key Collaborators

G.W. Pabst Director Marc Sorkin Director Michel Kelber Director of Photography Louisette Hautecœur Editor Lilo Dammert Screenplay Léo Lania Screenplay Ákos Tolnay Story

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