CANDLELIGHT IN ALGERIA is one of the early examples of "faction" (combining fact and fiction) and the real events of the war swept aside the fancifulness of the script and left this movie suffering at the box office. Mark Clark, Ike's right-hand man, and a few other Allied chiefs are due
to meet along the coast of Algeria. The exact location is on a piece of film; if it gets into the hands of the Nazis, the whole group could be captured. The film is hidden in the German colony of Algiers, and Mason, a British spy, is sent to recover it. Rilla is a Nazi agent and will trail Mason
until the film is uncovered. Lehmann is an American woman in Algiers who pals with Stir...
Released:
1943
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins