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Saadia

1953 · Film · United States · Directed by Albert Lewin

Poster of Saadia
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Stalls and crowds on Jemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech in the evening light
Filmed here: Marrakech · Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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Saadia is a 1953 adventure film directed by Albert Lewin and starring Mel Ferrer and Cornel Wilde. Set in Morocco, and based on a novel by the French writer Francis D'Autheville, it tells of a love triangle.

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Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. Wikipedia: Category:Films shot in Morocco
  2. Wikidata, filming location (P915)

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