Father Adrien had taken the vows of eternal silence, prayer and, of course, celibacy, when he entered the Trappist Monastry of Notre Dame d'Afrique in Algeria. One day, he chopped down a tree that blocked a part of the Monastery wall, but as it fell it knocked a young girl senseless. As Father Adrien bathes her face she regains consciousness and in a mischievous mood embraces him. The embrace was seen by another monk but the Monastic discipline imposed is as nothing compared to the torturing penances of mind and body which the contrite Father Adrien has imposed upon himself. In the end it is all too much for poor Father Adrien and he abandons his vows and escapes into the desert, resuming his secular name Androvsky. On the way to the oasis of Beni-Mora he encounters Domini Enfilden who has been brought up as a Catholic. Androvsky rescues Domini from a rioting crowd and she finds herself deeply attracted to him.
Credits
The Garden of Allah Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Michael Powell
He was 21, 84 years old when he died
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as A Tourist |
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Alice Terry
She was 28, 88 years old when she died
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as Domini Enfilden |
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Iván Petrovich
He was 33, 68 years old when he died
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as Father Adrien |
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Marcel Vibert
He was 43, 75 years old when he died
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as Count Anteoni |
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Madame Pâquerette
She was 51, 88 years old when she died
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as Suzanne (as Madame Paquerette) |
The Garden of Allah Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Willis Goldbeck as Writer. He was 28 (80) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Robert Hichens as Novel. He was 44 (58) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Rex Ingram as Director. He was 35 (58) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Martin Brown as Writer. He was 72 (63) years old when He died
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Writing |
