The Call of Africa
Where in Morocco
- Laâyoune: Wikidata, filming location
- Sidi Ifni: Wikidata, filming location
- Tan-Tan: Wikidata, filming location
Trailer
The Call of Africa (Spanish: La llamada de África) is a 1952 Spanish war film directed by César Fernández Ardavín and starring Irma Torres, Ángel Picazo and Gérard Tichy. It is set in 1940 in Spanish Morocco. It was made at a time when Spain's dictator General Franco was trying to forge a closer relationship with the Arab states of the Middle East and the film promotes a concept of the "blood brotherhood" that links the Spanish and Moroccans.
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
- Wikidata, filming location (P915)
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Also shot there, and the sets to visit
A Hologram for the King2016 · Ouarzazate, Casablanca, LaâyouneThe Yellow Birds2016 · Ouarzazate, Agadir, Erfoud, Merzouga and Erg Chebbi, Laâyoune, Tan-Tan, ErrachidiaThe film mapEvery title shot in Morocco, with filtersVisiting the film setsA route to Ouarzazate, Aït Benhaddou, Essaouira and Tangier
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