Oeil pour oeil (1957)
Directed by André Cayatte

Drama
aka: An Eye for an Eye

Film Synopsis

One evening in Beirut, a renowned surgeon named Walter receives an unexpected visit at his home from a stranger, Bortak, and his sick wife.  Walter refuses to examine the ill woman, insisting that they should seek medical help at the hospital several miles away.  The next morning, when he arrives at the hospital Walter is notified that Mrs Bortak died in the course of an operation.  That evening, Walter is relaxing at a nearby nightclub when he has a chance encounter with Bortak.  Instead of reacting hostilely towards the surgeon Bortak pays for his drinks and offers a cordial invitation to his home.  Things take a sinister turn when, a short while later, Walter is asked by a man to attend to a sick person in the village some distance away in the mountains.  On the way back, the surgeon finds that his car has been put out of action.  As he makes the journey back home on foot Walter soon runs into Bortak, who has been waiting for him...
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Film Credits

  • Director: André Cayatte
  • Script: André Cayatte, Vahé Katcha (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Christian Matras
  • Music: Louiguy
  • Cast: Curd Jürgens (Dr. Walter), Folco Lulli (Bortak), Lea Padovani (Lola Zardi), Paul Frankeur (L'opéré), Pascale Audret (La belle-soeur de Bortak), Darío Moreno (Le cafetier de Toluma), Doudou Babet (L'employé du téléphérique), Marlène Chicheportiche (La fille de Bortak), Georges Douking (Le guérisseur), Micheline Gary (La femme de l'automobiliste), Enrico Glori (Zardi), René Havard (L'interne), Jean Hébey (L'automobiliste), Héléna Manson (Mme Laurier), Pascal Mazzotti (Le barman), Robert Porte (Le docteur Matik), Mohamed Ziani (Le peintre), Andrée Florence
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: French / Arabic
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 113 min
  • Aka: An Eye for an Eye ; Eyes of the Sahara

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