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The Garden of Allah

"Two loves in conflict!"

1936-10-14 Drama 1hr 19m

The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.

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The Garden of Allah

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The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.

  • Released
    1936-10-14
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $2,200,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 19m
  • Genre
    Drama, Romance, Adventure
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    5.8
  • Production
    Selznick International Pictures

Crew

Richard Boleslawski
Director
W.P. Lipscomb
Screenplay
David O. Selznick
Producer
Keywords:
based on novel or book christianity monk foreign legion romance remake religion desert heiress algeria catholic priest arab technicolor abbess convent

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Cast

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich
Domini Enfilden
Charles Boyer

Charles Boyer
Boris Androvsky
Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone
Count Ferdinand Anteoni
C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith
Father J. Roubier
Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut
Batouch
John Carradine

John Carradine
Sand Diviner
Alan Marshal

Alan Marshal
Capt. De Trevignac
Lucile Watson

Lucile Watson
Mother Superior Josephine
Henry Brandon

Henry Brandon
Hadj
Tilly Losch

Tilly Losch
Irena
Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier
Lector at Monastery (uncredited)
John George

John George
Waiter (uncredited)
Betty Jane Graham

Betty Jane Graham
Convent Girl (uncredited)
Bonita Granville

Bonita Granville
Convent Girl (uncredited)
Maria Riva

Maria Riva
Young Girl Sewing (uncredited)
Charles Waldron

Charles Waldron
Abbe of Monastery (uncredited)
David Scott

David Scott
Larby (uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-12-04

Holy orders don't always suit everyone, as this rather disappointing drama concedes with neither "Domini" (Marlene Dietrich) and "Boris" (Ch... read more

Holy orders don't always suit everyone, as this rather disappointing drama concedes with neither "Domini" (Marlene Dietrich) and "Boris" (Charles Boyer) having the spirit to see their vows through. She is told by her reverend mother that maybe a time of reflection is in order, and where better than the Sahara. He? Well he has a slightly more duplicitous story to tell but that isn't something he immediately shares with her when they encounter amidst the shifting sands. Indeed, his Trappist monk malarkey quite endears him to her and soon they are head over heels. Now for the fly in the ointment. A bedraggled regiment of Foreign Legionnaires arrives at their remote oasis, and their captain (Alan Marshal) finds something familiar about the man! Whilst these sandy shenanigans are ongoing, we have the aristocratic count "Anteoni" (Basil Rathbone) keen on our lady, the mischievous "Irina" (Tilly Losch) with her nose out of joint and John Carradine wandering around trying to find water using divining rods. It's perhaps worse because the cast - which also includes C. Aubrey Smith - looks quite so impressive on paper, and it's a shame that this turns out to be so mundanely pedestrian. It doesn't help that they clearly never left the studio, but there's nothing at all between Dietrich and Boyer and Rathbone's camel isn't the only thing that looks like it's taken the hump. It might have looked better, or at least more authentic, had it been filmed in monochrome but sadly it wasn't, doesn't and isn't anyone's finest eighty minutes. Sorry.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Holy orders don't always suit everyone, as this rather disappointing drama concedes with neither "Domini" (Marlene Dietrich) and "Boris" (Charles Boyer) having the spirit to see their vows through. She is told by her reverend mother that ma...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-12-04

Holy orders don't always suit everyone, as this rather disappointing drama concedes with neither "Domini" (Marlene Dietrich) and "Boris" (Charles Boyer) having the spirit to see their vows through. Sh...

read more