Candlelight in Algeria (1944)
Come With Us To The Mysterious Casbah, But Don't Expect To Come out Alive
ジャンル : ドラマ, 戦争
上映時間 : 1時間 22分
演出 : George King
脚本 : Katherine Strueby, Brock Williams
シノプシス
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
1990年代、アルジェリアの人里離れた村にある修道院では、カトリックの修道士たちが共同生活を送っていた。戒律を厳格に守り信仰に身をささげる一方、地域の診療所としても機能する修道院には、毎日地元の住民たちが訪ねてきていた。修道士たちはイスラム教徒の地元民と良好な関係を築いていたが、アルジェリア内戦による影響が出始め……。
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