Oasis (1955 film)
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Oasis is a 1955 French adventure film directed by Yves Allégret
. It was based on novel by Joseph Kessel
who co-wrote screenplay with Ben Barzman
and Georges Kessel. The film stars Michèle Morgan
, Cornell Borchers
, Carl Raddatz and Pierre Brasseur
.
It tells the story of two female smugglers and an inexperienced gold smuggler.
Yves Allégret
Yves Allégret was a French film director in the film noir genre.He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret between the years 1944–1949.-Selected filmography:...
. It was based on novel by Joseph Kessel
Joseph Kessel
Joseph Kessel was a French journalist and novelist.He was born in Villa Clara, Entre Ríos, Argentina, because of the constant journeys of his father, a Lithuanian doctor of Jewish origin. Joseph Kessel lived the first years of his childhood in Orenburg, Russia, before the family moved to France...
who co-wrote screenplay with Ben Barzman
Ben Barzman
Ben Barzman was a Canadian journalist, screenwriter, and novelist. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and died in Santa Monica, California, USA. He is best known as a writer or co-writer of more than 20 films, from You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith to The Head of Normande St...
and Georges Kessel. The film stars Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan is a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades.- Career :Morgan was born Simone Renée Roussel in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, a western suburb of Paris....
, Cornell Borchers
Cornell Borchers
Cornell Borchers is a German actress, active in the late 1940s and 1950s, who starred along with Errol Flynn and Nat King Cole in the film Istanbul .-Biography:...
, Carl Raddatz and Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur , born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.He was the son of actor Georges Espinasse and actress Germaine Brasseur while the latter was married to Albert Brasseur. His grandfather, Jules Brasseur, was an actor as well...
.
It tells the story of two female smugglers and an inexperienced gold smuggler.
Principal cast
- Michèle Morgan - Francoise Lignières
- Cornell Borchers - Karin Salstroem
- Carl Raddatz - Antoine
- Grégoire Aslan - Pérez
- Pierre Brasseur - Antoine Vallin (Doctor)