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La Bataille d'Alger, l'empreinte (2018)

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.

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Gillo PontecorvoGillo PontecorvoSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Ali MarokAli MarokSelf
  • Photo of Brahim HadjadjBrahim HadjadjAli La Pointe (archive footage)
  • Photo of Yacef SaâdiYacef SaâdiSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Mohamed Ben KassenMohamed Ben KassenPetit Omar (archive footage)
  • Photo of Fouzia El KaderFouzia El KaderSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Noureddine BrahimiNoureddine BrahimiSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Claudio RaccaClaudio RaccaSelf
  • Photo of Fatiha DjoudiFatiha DjoudiSelf

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