Filmed in French Morocco, Itto's dialogue is spoken primarily in the tribal Chleuh language. The jingoistic story concerns a series of clashes between French occupational forces and a rebellious Chleuh chieftain. Itto (Simone Berriau), chief's daughter, becomes embroiled in a romance with a Moroccan tribesman who has gone over to the French side. It is implied in Itto that it's okay to betray one's own people if it will preserve French colonialism in Africa. To modern viewers, the rampant chauvinism in Itto is a difficult pill to swallow.
Directed by Marie Epstein, Jean Benoît-Lévy
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Simone Berriau
Itto
Moulay Ibrahim
Hamou
Aisha Fadah
Aisha
Ben Brick
Miloud

Simone Bourday
Françoise

Pauline Carton
Tante Anna
Maïa Severin
Madame Dumontier
Gina Yanne
La journaliste

Sylvette Fillacier
La blédarde
Mohand Youssef
Le père de Miloud
Sitti Saïd
Saïd
Hubert Prélier
Le médecin

Camille Bert
Le colonel
Roland Caillaux
Lieutenant Jean Dumontier
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