Candlelight in Algeria (1944)
1944 · Feature film · 81 min · dir. George King
Come With Us To The Mysterious Casbah, But Don't Expect To Come out Alive
- Drama
- War
Synopsis
Candlelight in Algeria is a 1944 British war film directed by George King and starring James Mason, Carla Lehmann and Raymond Lovell. This drama follows the exploits of Eisenhower's top aide, Mark Clark, and other important Allies as they journey to an important meeting held on Algeria's coast. The precise location of this vital secret gathering is upon a piece of film which must not fall into enemy hands
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- George King
- Writer
- Katherine Strueby
- Cinematography
- Otto Heller
- Studio
- British Aviation Pictures
- Released
- 1944-03-19
- Running time
- 81 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Picfixer Feature Films, Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- war dramas
- espionage
- thrillers
- WW2
- French North Africa
- James Mason
- Carla Lehmann
- Walter Rilla
- Pamela Sterling
- Raymond Lovell
Cast & crew
George King Director
James Mason
Carla Lehmann
Raymond Lovell
Enid Stamp-Taylor
Walter Rilla
Pamela Stirling- Lea Seidl
Sybille Binder
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Operation Flagpole · billbarstad · 2016-03-31
Well acted, full of stereotypes, Candlelight in Algiers is an entertaining yarn spun around Operation Flagpole, a critical meeting to arrange for the allied invasion of North Africa (Operation Torch). My late father first saw action there. James Mason plays the dashing hero with panache. Carla Lehmann, her character equally heroic, plays the female lead well. Acting is good throughout. Nicely directed, aside from continuity errors in the final chase scene. The film is well paced. Well written with some snappy dialog, it would have been better with fewer stereotypical characters and…