Goha (1959)

As far as can be determined, Goha was Tunisia's first entry in the Cannes Film Festival. Omar Sharif stars as a naïve young man who is taken for granted by friends and family. Little do they know that he has more intelligence, tenacity and imagination than all of them put together. The story takes an unexpectedly dramatic turn when the man falls in love with the young wife of his village's elderly "wise man". Based on an ancient Tunisian folk tale, Goha boasts impressive production values and sure-handed direction (by Jacques Baratier).

IMDb rating	6.3
Producers	Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC), Films Franco-Africains, Secrétariat d'État à l'information du Gouvernement Tunisien
Original title	Goha
Directors	Guy Labourasse, Mustapha Fersi, Hédi Ben Khalifa, Ali Abdelwahab, Jacques Baratier
Writers	Georges Schéhadé, Albert Josipovici, Albert Adès

Cast

Omar Sharif

as Goha

Zina Bouzaiade

as Fulla

Lauro Gazzolo

as Taj-el-Ouloum

Gabriel Jabbour

as Sayed Khamis

Daniel Emilfork

as L'aveugle Ibrahim

Annie Legrand

as Loulou

Fatna Bent'Lahsen

as Chams

Hassiba Rochdi

as La tante de Fulla

Ahmed Bouleïman

as Le premier maître

Tahar Bel Hadj

as Le deuxième maître

Mohamed Bel Hadj

as Le troisième maître

Mohamed El Medeb

as Le quatrième maître

Zohra Faiza

as Farideh

Claudia Cardinale

as Amina

Mohamed Bouchakour

as Mounir

Ahmed Bouraouï

as Le barbier

Zohra

as Anisseh

Salah El Meddi

as Le père de Fulla

Ahmed Zogdan

as Le patron du café

Fatma

as Anisseh (uncredited)

Ito Ben Lahsen

as Chams (uncredited)

Jean Laugier

as L'écrivain public (uncredited)