Heart of the Casbah
1952, French. Directed by Pierre Cardinal.
Maria-Pilar is the new wife of an Algerian gangster whom the police have just arrested. The son of a first marriage arrives in Algiers from which he has remained far away for a long time. His stepmother, charmed by the teenager, gradually experiences a devouring passion, against which Michel tries in vain to fight: he loves a young girl, Sylvie. Mad with jealousy, his stepmother singles him out for his father's vengeance by distorting the truth. Michel does not escape his father's fury, but when the woman's deception becomes known, Maria-Pilar is strangled to death.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 24 January 1952
- Original title
- Au cœur de la Casbah
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Pierre Cardinal
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Heart of the Casbah runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Heart of the Casbah isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 January 1952. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Heart of the Casbah?
If you liked Heart of the Casbah, try Algiers, Pépé le Moko, Killer Heat.
Who directed Heart of the Casbah?
Heart of the Casbah (1952) was directed by Pierre Cardinal and stars Viviane Romance, Claude Laydu, Peter van Eyck.