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The Garden of Allah

The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.

Director

Richard Boleslawski

Year

Genre

adventure, drama, mystery

Box Office

N/A

Production

Selznick International Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 2 nominations total

Domini Enfilden

Marlene Dietrich

Boris Androvsky

Irena

Count Ferdinand Anteoni

Father J. Roubier

C. Aubrey Smith

Batouch

Joseph Schildkraut

Sand Diviner

Capt. De Trevignac

Mother Superior Josephine

Hadj

Anteoni's Lieutenant

Blind Singer

American Tourist in Hotel

Brother Gregory

Girl

Gardener

Pedro de Cordoba

Bous-Bous the Dog

Lector at Monastery

Nigel De Brulier

Member of De Trevignac's Patrol

Marcel De la Brosse

Little Boris

Arab

Nun

Helen Jerome Eddy

American Tourist's Wife

Smain

Waiter

Convent Girl #2

Hotel Clerk

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Convent Girl

Betty Jane Graham

Convent Girl

Bonita Granville

Oasis Girl

Edna Mae Harris

Arab

Convent Girl

Carmencita Johnson

Convent Girl

Seessel Anne Johnson

Convent Girl #1

Marcia Mae Jones

Ouled Nails Madam

Voluble Arab

Dancing Oasis girl

Rosalie Lincoln

Nun

Coachman

Mueddin

Member of De Trevignac's Patrol

Proprietor

Man

Young Girl Sewing

Mustapha

Oasis Girl

Larby

Arab

Arab

Member of De Trevignac's Patrol

Robert R. Stephenson

Oasis Girl

Oasis Girl

Betty Van Auken

Abbe of Monastery

Charles Waldron

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Who is that down there in the hall, Sister? - The Garden of Allah

Who is that down there in the hall, Sister?

Why not leave the cities you have found so lonely - The Garden of Allah

Why not leave the cities you have found so lonely

I've been here for one whole month, Father. - The Garden of Allah

I've been here for one whole month, Father.

You must take this with you as a small token
of our pleasure in your visit here. - The Garden of Allah

You must take this with you as a small token of our pleasure...

Brother Gregory,
call Brother Antoine from his work. - The Garden of Allah

Brother Gregory, call Brother Antoine from his work.

Speak. What is it? - The Garden of Allah

Speak. What is it?

Do not condemn him. Pity him. - The Garden of Allah

Do not condemn him. Pity him.

Madame is going to the Sahara? - The Garden of Allah

Madame is going to the Sahara?

What an extraordinary man Is he mad - The Garden of Allah

What an extraordinary man Is he mad

My church is small but it's always open - The Garden of Allah

My church is small but it's always open

That song, what does it say? - The Garden of Allah

That song, what does it say?

What is he afraid of? - The Garden of Allah

What is he afraid of?

Irena the dancing girl The most terrible girl in all of the Sahara - The Garden of Allah

Irena the dancing girl The most terrible girl in all of the...

I didn't know that Hadj could laugh.
Whatever did you say to him? - The Garden of Allah

I didn't know that Hadj could laugh. Whatever did you s...

She wants money, madame.
Why doesn't he give it to her? - The Garden of Allah

She wants money, madame. Why doesn't he give it to her?

Thank you for helping me. - The Garden of Allah

Thank you for helping me.

I can look after myself now. - The Garden of Allah

I can look after myself now.

Thank you. - The Garden of Allah

- Perhaps we'll meet again.
- I hope so. - The Garden of Allah

- Perhaps we'll meet again. - I hope so.

I hope I'm not intruding... - The Garden of Allah

I hope I'm not intruding...

Madame, monsieur.
Count Anteoni. My great friend. - The Garden of Allah

Madame, monsieur. Count Anteoni. My great friend.

It's you, madame. - The Garden of Allah

It's you, madame.

Give. - The Garden of Allah

If you will excuse me,
I'll see about the horses. - The Garden of Allah

If you will excuse me, I'll see about the horses.

Curious man, Monsieur Androvsky. - The Garden of Allah

Curious man, Monsieur Androvsky.

Caravan, camels. - The Garden of Allah

Caravan, camels.

What's he saying? - The Garden of Allah

What's he saying?

- What is it?
- It's a warning. - The Garden of Allah

- What is it? - It's a warning.

You see? It's not a mirage, it's real. - The Garden of Allah

You see? It's not a mirage, it's real.

- I don't believe it.
- What is it? Is something wrong? - The Garden of Allah

- I don't believe it. - What is it? Is something wrong?

There are things in a man's life it's best to forget - The Garden of Allah

There are things in a man's life it's best to...

What is it, Boris? - The Garden of Allah

What is it, Boris?

It's getting late.
We'd better be starting back. - The Garden of Allah

It's getting late. We'd better be starting back.

My dog has taken a fancy to you, I see. - The Garden of Allah

My dog has taken a fancy to you, I see.

I think perhaps he has lost his faith.
That's what's wrong with him, Father. - The Garden of Allah

I think perhaps he has lost his faith. That's what'...

Forgive me
if I disregard your warning, Father... - The Garden of Allah

Forgive me if I disregard your warning, Father...

You've come to a land of fire - The Garden of Allah

You've come to a land of fire

Batouch, did you find Monsieur Androvsky? - The Garden of Allah

Batouch, did you find Monsieur Androvsky?

- I came to say goodbye.
- But why, Boris? Why? - The Garden of Allah

- I came to say goodbye. - But why, Boris? Why?

Domini, forgive me, I have no right... - The Garden of Allah

Domini, forgive me, I have no right...

Repeat after me. - The Garden of Allah

Repeat after me.

From this day forward, to have and to hold... - The Garden of Allah

From this day forward, to have and to hold...

Repeat after me. - The Garden of Allah

Repeat after me.

From this day forward, to have and to hold... - The Garden of Allah

From this day forward, to have and to hold...

For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer... - The Garden of Allah

For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer...

- Thank you.
- And you, monsieur... - The Garden of Allah

- Thank you. - And you, monsieur...

The Sand Diviner was right.
My whole life seems to begin today. - The Garden of Allah

The Sand Diviner was right. My whole life seems to begin tod...

The sand is so warm. - The Garden of Allah

The sand is so warm.

Put my love to the proof,
the uttermost proof... - The Garden of Allah

Put my love to the proof, the uttermost proof...

If only I could teach you English - The Garden of Allah

If only I could teach you English

Go give your brother some hay.
He is crying. - The Garden of Allah

Go give your brother some hay. He is crying.

Come here. - The Garden of Allah

We'll be very happy if you join us for dinner - The Garden of Allah

We'll be very happy if you join us for dinner

In Beni Mora people say Batouch is the perfect housewife - The Garden of Allah

In Beni Mora people say Batouch is the perfect housewife

We are all friends in the desert.
Thank you for your song. - The Garden of Allah

We are all friends in the desert. Thank you for your song.

I've given my life to you. - The Garden of Allah

I've given my life to you.

Monsieur! - The Garden of Allah

There is the Tower of Mogar,
Your Excellency. - The Garden of Allah

There is the Tower of Mogar, Your Excellency.

De Trevignac thought he recognized him.
He told me the story. - The Garden of Allah

De Trevignac thought he recognized him. He told me the story...

Goodbye, Domini. - The Garden of Allah

Goodbye, Domini.

You needn't tell me. - The Garden of Allah

You needn't tell me.

How far is it to the monastery? - The Garden of Allah

How far is it to the monastery?

Madame is leaving,
but madame will return one day. - The Garden of Allah

Madame is leaving, but madame will return one day.

- Goodbye, my child.
- Goodbye. - The Garden of Allah

- Goodbye, my child. - Goodbye.

Yes, monsieur? - The Garden of Allah

Please don't touch me. - The Garden of Allah

Please don't touch me.

When we return from the monastery... - The Garden of Allah

When we return from the monastery...

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The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.

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Director: Richard Boleslawski

Writer: Robert Hichens, W.P. Lipscomb, Lynn Riggs

Production: Selznick International Pictures

Genre: adventure, drama, mystery

Year: 1936

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Nov 1936

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 2 nominations total

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