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Saadia

Saadia

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 1, 1953

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Adventure

User Score

50%

Original Title

Saadia

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Albert Lewin

Description

Saadia is a wild, strange Arab girl whose life has been dominated by a local sorceress, a vengeful outcast in the community, who has convinced her she has the "evil eye" and brings disaster to all who love her. French doctor Henrik takes her to his clinic, for rehabilitation purposes, and falls in love with her as does his friend, Si Lahssen, the reigning prince of this small Moroccan state. When a plague falls on the town, Saadia is convinced she is responsible, and rides alone into the mountain country to retrieve the plague serum being held for ransom by bandits. The love triangle dominates most of the rest of the film.