Bethsabée is a 1947 French drama film directed by Léonide Moguy and starring Danielle Darrieux, Georges Marchal and Jean Murat. It is also known by the alternative title of Le deserteur. It is based on the 1938 novel of the same title by Pierre Benoît, set in French Morocco. The title is a reference to the biblical story of Bathsheba.
The film was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The sets were designed by the art directors Henri Ménessier and René Renoux.
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Plot
Arabella travels to French Morocco to join her fiancé, an officer serving with the spahis. One of the other officers is her former lover who knows all about her tumultuous past.
Cast
Danielle Darrieux as Arabella Delvert
Georges Marchal as Captain Georges Dubreuil
Jean Murat as Colonel de Cervière
Paul Meurisse as Captain Lucien Sommervill
Pierre-Louis as Lieutenant Testard
Olivier Darrieux as Driver
Nicolas Vogel as Adjutant
Robert Darène as Major
Andrée Clément as Evelyne de Cerviere