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Fort Algiers is a american film of genre War directed by Lesley Selander released in USA on 30 august 1953 with Yvonne De Carlo
Fort Algiers (1953)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 30 august 1953
Length 1h18
Directed by Lesley Selander
OriginUSA
Themes French war films
Rating54%
Fort Algiers is a 1953 American action film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Theodore St. John. The film reused action sequences from Outpost in Morocco (1949) and starred Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Raymond Burr, Leif Erickson, Anthony Caruso, John Dehner, Robert Boon and Henry Corden. The film was released on July 15, 1953, by United Artists.
Synopsis
A female secret agent is sent to French North Africa posing as a night club singer to investigate the massacre of a French Foreign Legion outpost. She discovers a treacherous leader planning an attack on strategic oil fields.Actors
Yvonne De Carlo
(Yvette)
Carlos Thompson
(Jeff)
Raymond Burr
(Amir)
Leif Erickson
(Kalmani)
Anthony Caruso
(Chavez)
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