Drama · France · 1936 · 1h 49m

The Call

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The Call poster
Director
Léon Poirier
Cast
Jean Yonnel as Charles de Foucauld Pierre de Guingand as Laperrine Jacqueline Francell as Mademoiselle X Alice Tissot as La femme du notaire Suzanne Bianchetti as La femme du monde Pierre Juvenet as Colonel
Crew
Georges Million — Director of Photography Léon Poirier — Screenplay Léon Poirier — Producer
Synopsis

The story of Charles de Foucauld, born September 15, 1858 in Strasbourg (France) and died December 1, 1916 in Tamanrasset in Algeria during the French colonial period, was a cavalry officer of the French army who became an explorer and geographer, then Catholic religious, priest, linguist and hermit in the Hoggar desert in Algeria.

Mood & Themes
algeriatuaregdjazairhoggar mountainsalgerian sahara
Key Collaborators
Léon Poirier Director Georges Million Director of Photography Léon Poirier Screenplay Léon Poirier Producer
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