Candlelight in Algeria

Candlelight in Algeria

Come With Us To The Mysterious Casbah, But Don't Expect To Come out Alive

Directed by George King

Produced by British Aviation Pictures

194482 min5.8 / 10

A wartime espionage thriller centered on protecting a secret military meeting from Nazi infiltration, built on suspicion and high stakes rather than character intimacy.

Candlelight in Algeria is a 1944 British war film directed by George King and starring James Mason, Carla Lehmann and Raymond Lovell. This drama follows the exploits of Eisenhower's top aide, Mark Clark, and other important Allies as they journey to an important meeting held on Algeria's coast. The precise location of this vital secret gathering is upon a piece of film which must not fall into enemy hands

Questions people ask

  • Is Candlelight in Algeria scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Candlelight in Algeria easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Candlelight in Algeria sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Candlelight in Algeria violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Candlelight in Algeria end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise24

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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