When five gentlemen humiliate a merchant in a Tunisian bazaar, the latter curses them, telling them the order of their deaths within a given time frame. The men begin to die in the order they were chosen...
Direction
Luitz-Morat directs himself dying gloriously. Main character syndrome, 1920s edition.
Production
Tunisian bazaar sets built in France probably. Colonial cosplay, but atmospheric.
Director
Luitz-Morat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 1920s French cinema's Orientalist obsession, where North Africa served as exotic backdrop for European moral lessons. The 'curse of the colonies' genre peaked then crashed hard.
Luitz-Morat cast himself as Kaladjan, the curse-caster who dies first — apparently directorial vanity has limits when convenient.
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