CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 0h 52m

La Bataille d'Alger, l'empreinte

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Cheikh Djemaï looks back on the genesis of Gillo Pontecorvo’s feature film, The Battle of Algiers (1965). Through archive images, extracts from the film and interviews with personalities, the filmmaker retraces the journey of a major work - from the events of the Algiers Casbah (1956-1957) to the presentation of the Lion of 'Or causing the anger of the French delegation in Venice - which left its mark as much in the history of cinema as in that of Algeria.

Directed byCheikh Djemaï

Status: Released
Runtime: 0h 52m
Language: FR
Released: January 1, 2018

Studios

Djinn Productions

France Télévisions

CNC

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited

Starring

Gillo Pontecorvo

Gillo Pontecorvo

Self (archive footage)

Ali Marok

Ali Marok

Self

Brahim Hadjadj

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe (archive footage)

Yacef Saâdi

Yacef Saâdi

Self (archive footage)

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar (archive footage)

Fouzia El Kader

Fouzia El Kader

Self (archive footage)

Noureddine Brahimi

Noureddine Brahimi

Self (archive footage)

Claudio Racca

Self

Fatiha Djoudi

Self

Creative team

Directed by: Cheikh Djemaï
Written by: Cheikh Djemaï

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