A film on the fate of Anne Frank, which has been showing at some theatres in Morocco was banned today and the Jewish functionary who approved it for showing has been suspended. The name of the functionary was not disclosed.
At the same time, the American-made films, “Ben Hur” and “The Ten Commandments” also were prohibited in Morocco.
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