The Man from Niger | |
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Directed by | Jacques de Baroncelli |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Léonce-Henri Burel |
Edited by | Jean Sacha |
Music by | Henri Tomasi |
Production company | SPFLH |
Distributed by | Les Films Bodalo |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Man from Niger or Forbidden Love (French: L'homme du Niger) is a 1940 French drama film, directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Victor Francen, Jacques Dumesnil and Annie Ducaux. It is set in the French colonial empire. [1] [2]
It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location in Mali, then known as French Sudan. [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Guy de Gastyne and Robert Gys. the story was adapted from work by Jean Paillard. [4]
The plot is centered around a colonial officer (Victor Francen), who is stationed in French West Africa and needs to build a dam in order to enrich the local soil. [5] He catches leprosy and has to say goodbye to his love interest. [3]