Mireille, a Frenchwoman, marries a westernized Turkish diplomat and, thinking that she will live a dream life in an Arabian Nights setting, follows him back to his native country, only to discover that, in a staunchly traditional society, she will not be a free woman there any longer.
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Viviane Romance
Mireille, the French wife
Known for
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Marcel Dalio
Sultan Soliman
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The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Rules of the Game
Lilo Dammert
Louisette Hautecoeur
Marc Sorkin
Romain Pinès
John Lodge
Vedad Bey, her husband
Known for
The Scarlet Empress
Little Women
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Michel Kelber
Léo Lania
Mila Parély
Tarkine
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Rules of the Game
Ákos Tolnay
Known for
Rome, Open City
G.W. Pabst Director · Marc Sorkin Director Léo Lania Screenplay
United States release April 5, 1942 · Produced in France · Production Lucía Films
Production
TEOREMA
Production
Lucía Films
Production
France
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Original title
L'Esclave blanche
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 18, 1939
Theatrical
United States · April 5, 1942
New York City, New York
Austria
May 1, 1952
Denmark
May 17, 1943
Finland
April 7, 1940
Germany
June 13, 1950
Portugal
September 15, 1939
Sweden
April 3, 1939
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