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Mahlia the Mestiza

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Directed by
  
Walter Kapps

Cinematography
  
Christian Matras

Produced by
  
Charles Fasquelle

Written by
  
Jean Francoux (novel) Léo Mora Paul Nivoix

Starring
  
Käthe von Nagy Jean Servais Georges Paulais

Music by
  
Faustin Jeanjean Rinaldo Rinaldi

Mahlia the Mestiza (French:Mahlia la métisse) is a 1943 French drama film directed by Walter Kapps and starring Käthe von Nagy, Jean Servais and Georges Paulais. The film had a lengthy and troubled production, as it began shooting in 1939 before the outbreak of the Second World War.

Cast

  • Käthe von Nagy as Mahlia - a mixed race woman adopted by a French couple
  • Jean Servais as Henri de Roussière - the son of Mahlia's adoptive parents
  • Georges Paulais as Mahlia's father
  • Catherine Fonteney as Madame de Roussière - Mahlia's adoptive mother
  • Pierre Magnier as Le docteur Moreuil (Dr. Moreuil)
  • Ky Duyen as Sao
  • Roger Karl as Tchang - a rich and sleezy man who covets Mahlia
  • Brigitte Bargès
  • Jacques Baumer
  • Pierre Labry
  • Philina Loquez
  • France Mooréa
  • Olga Pauletti
  • Georges Péclet
  • Janine Viénot

    • References

    Mahlia the Mestiza Wikipedia
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