Southern Cross | |
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Directed by | André Hugon |
Written by | Paul Achard André Hugon |
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Production company | Films André Hugon |
Distributed by | Pathé-Natan |
Release date | 13 May 1932 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Southern Cross (French: La croix du sud) is a 1932 French drama film directed by André Hugon and starring Charles de Rochefort, Suzanne Christy and Alexandre Mihalesco.[1] It was filmed at the Joinville Studios and on location in Africa.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Christian-Jaque. The storyline includes "miscegnation" and an African chief who chooses an African woman over a white woman.
Aftan, a Berber leader, rescues a young Frenchwoman Madeleine Ménard from an attack by bandits. She falls in love with him and a marriage is arranged, but he concludes that the cultural barrier is too great and returns to the beautiful native woman who he had loved before.