Overview

The idyllic life of a beautiful gypsy girl is shattered when she runs away from a pre-arranged marriage to a member of her tribe. Away from the safety of her people, she encounters bigotry against her kind. A little girl feels sorry for the missing gypsy beauty and searches for a magic root that can cure the wandering gypsy from her wanderlust and bring her home again. Music, dance, ancient gypsy rituals, and colorful European scenery highlight this feature which takes a decidedly jaundiced view of the racial indignities suffered by the heroine.

Genres

Cast

Catherine Rouvel

Saga

Lila Kedrova

Kirvi

Gregori Chmara

The Krissinitory

Charles Moulin

The Baralimo

François Darbon

Djorge, the father

Joël Barbouth

Nail thief

Alfred Baillou

O'Beng, the Devil

Gérard Croce

Guard of Pilate (uncredited)

Gérard Darrieu

Boss of the bar (uncredit)

André Gaillard

Pilate’s clerk (uncredited)

Michel Modo

Guard of Pilate (uncredited)