Dark Night, October 17, 1961
Dark Night, October 17, 1961

Dark Night, October 17, 1961

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2005
2h 0m
7.3(10 votes)
TV Movie
Drama
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Overview

Parisian authorities clash with the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) in director Alain Tasma’s recounting of one of the darkest moments of the Algerian War of Independence. As the war wound to a close and violence persisted in the streets of Paris, the FLN and its supporters adopted the tactic of murdering French policemen in hopes of forcing a withdrawal. When French law enforcement retaliated by brutalizing Algerians and imposing a strict curfew, the FLN organizes a peaceful demonstration that drew over 11,000 supporters, resulting in an order from the Paris police chief to take brutal countermeasures. Told through the eyes of both French policemen as well as Algerian protestors, Tasma’s film attempts to get to the root of the tragedy by presenting both sides of the story.

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Canal+
France 3 Cinéma

Cast & Crew

45 members
Acting

Ouassini Embarek

Abdé

Ouassini Embarek
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Atmen Kelif

Tarek

Atmen Kelif
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Abdelhafid Metalsi

Ali Saïd

Abdelhafid Metalsi
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Hocine Choutri

Ahmed

Hocine Choutri
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Mounir Margoum

Mohamed

Mounir Margoum
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Ahcène Nini

Le réfractaire

Ahcène Nini
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Jalil Naciri

Maurice

Jalil Naciri
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Salem Kali

L'Algérien au barrage

Salem Kali
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Reda Samoudi

Hocine

Reda Samoudi
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Djemel Barek

L'homme de l'escalier

Djemel Barek
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Tayeb Belmihoub

Haroun

Tayeb Belmihoub
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Adel Bencherif

Le collecteur

Adel Bencherif
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Clotilde Courau

Sabine

Clotilde Courau
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Jean-Michel Portal

Martin

Jean-Michel Portal
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Florence Thomassin

Nathalie

Florence Thomassin
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Vahina Giocante

Marie-Hélène

Vahina Giocante
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Philippe Bas

Delmas

Philippe Bas
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Aurélien Recoing

Somveille

Aurélien Recoing
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Serge Riaboukine

Brigadier Tiercé

Serge Riaboukine
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Marie Denarnaud

Isabelle Martin

Marie Denarnaud
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Frank Berjot

Le policier commissariat du 18 ème

Frank Berjot
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Thierry Fortineau

Papon

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Lyèce Boukhitine

Le voisin d'Abde

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Jean-Michel Fête

Bertaut

Jean-Michel Fête
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Matthias Van Khache

Jojo

Matthias Van Khache
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Michel Trillot

Marcel

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Michel Scotto di Carlo

Level

Michel Scotto di Carlo
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Alain Rimoux

Chaix

Alain Rimoux
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Luc Palun

M. René

Luc Palun
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Grégoire Oestermann

Nicolas

Grégoire Oestermann
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Nicolas Jouhet

Ginet

Nicolas Jouhet
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Stefan Elbaum

Favre

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Guillaume Cramoisan

Le médecin du centre de tri

Guillaume Cramoisan
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Pierre-Alain Chapuis

Ministre Frey

Pierre-Alain Chapuis
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Antoine Chain

Le planton Nanterre

Antoine Chain
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Alexandre Carrière

L'infirmier du centre de tri

Alexandre Carrière
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Loïc Brabant

Legay

Loïc Brabant
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Bruno Abraham-Kremer

Le patron d'Abde

Bruno Abraham-Kremer
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Patrick Bonnel

Le commandant du commissariat du 18 ème

Patrick Bonnel
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Christophe Kourotchkine

Le journaliste

Christophe Kourotchkine
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Jérôme Le Paulmier

Le tueur d'Abde

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Julien Lucas

Michaud

Julien Lucas
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Stéphan Wojtowicz

Le rédacteur

Stéphan Wojtowicz
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Djamel Afnai

L'Algérien qui rit

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Marie-Charlotte Salmon

A secretary

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