Filmed in French Morocco, Itto's dialogue is spoken primarily in the tribal Chleuh language. The jingoistic story concerns a series of clashes between French occupational forces and a rebellious Chleuh chieftain. Itto (Simone Berriau), chief's daughter, becomes embroiled in a romance with a Moroccan tribesman who has gone over to the French side. It is implied in Itto that it's okay to betray one's own people if it will preserve French colonialism in Africa. To modern viewers, the rampant chauvinism in Itto is a difficult pill to swallow.
Cast
Simone Berriau
Itto
Moulay Ibrahim
Hamou
Aisha Fadah
Aisha
Ben Brick
Miloud
Simone Bourday
Françoise
Pauline Carton
Tante Anna
Maïa Severin
Madame Dumontier
Gina Yanne
La journaliste
Sylvette Fillacier
La blédarde
Mohand Youssef
Le père de Miloud
Sitti Saïd
Saïd
Hubert Prélier
Le médecin
Camille Bert
Le colonel
Roland Caillaux
Lieutenant Jean Dumontier
Pierre Sarda
L'officier des renseignements
Henri Debain
Sergent
Léon Arvel
Unknown
Louis Gay
Unknown
Bernard Rédor
Unknown
Lucien Dalrès
Caporal
Mériel
M. Dumontier
Crew
Jean Benoît-Lévy
Director
Marie Epstein
Director
Georges Duvernoy
Writer
Étienne Rey
Adaptation, Dialogue
Maurice Le Glay
Novel
Georges Asselin
Director of Photography
Paul Parguel
Director of Photography
Philippe Agostini
Director of Photography
Pierre Levent
Director of Photography
Albert Wolff
Original Music Composer
Roger Féral
Dialogue