In the Sahara, Algeria, the leader of the Tuaregs, Aftan, saves a girl from the hands of a caravan of pillars. Madeleine falls in love with her savior and their marriage is decided. But Aftan understands that he will never be assimilated with Europeans, and he goes back to find the beautiful poet Dassine whom he had loved before.

Cast

Kaissa Robba

Dassine

Suzanne Christy

Madeleine Ménard

Charles De Rochefort

Aftan

Alexandre Mihalesco

Arbi

Tahar Hannache

Le Chef Nomade Taha Badawi

Jean Toulout

Le professeur Ménard

Christian-Jaque

Un Lieutenant