Dalida sings, white slavers scheme, and a journalist's fiancée goes undercover. French noir chaos!
A journalist and a police commissioner join forces to smash a white slavery network operating in the Middle East. The cabaret run by Clovis where Dalida sings is quickly spotted, as is a marriage agency run by Madame Irma, offering semblance of guarantees. Clues without proof. The journalist's fiancée agrees to play the game set up by the superintendent. The network is dismantled.
Acting
Dalida's magnetic screen presence in her acting debut.
Production
Seedy Middle East-set locations shot with grimy authenticity.
Director
Maurice Boutel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Dalida's first and only dramatic film role; she was already a massive music star across Europe.
A rare French-Italian co-production tackling 'white slavery'—a sensationalist topic more common in American exploitation films of the era.
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