United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Mono ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Black & White, Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Tony Martin is Pepe, a master thief who lives in the Casbah section of Algiers. Slimane, a French police inspector (Peter Lorre) would love to capture Pepe, but realizes that as long as the thief remains in the Casbah he is protected by his vast network of criminals. When Pepe falls in love with Gaby (Yvonne De Carlo), a beautiful tourist, he schemes for the first time to leave the country, much to his girlfriend... Inez's fury. Slimane seizes the opportunity to use Gaby to lure Pepe out of the Casbah... Casbah is a musical remake of the 1938 film Algiers, which was itself a remake of the French film Pepe le Moko (1937). SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Oscar Academy Awards, ...Casbah (1948) [show more]
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John Berry directs this musical drama starring Peter Lorre, Yvonne De Carlo and Tony Martin. Based on the 1938 film 'Algiers', the picture revolves around the conflict between master criminal Pepe (Martin) and the police inspector, Slimane (Lorre), who desperately wants to put him behind bars. Unfortunately for Slimane, Pepe shows no desire to leave the Casbah area of Algiers, where he enjoys the protection of his criminal contemporaries. However, when Slimane learns that Pepe has fallen hopelessly in love with the beautiful tourist Gaby (De Carlo), he believes he has spotted an opportunity to catch the thief off guard. Will he finally get his man?
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