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It Was the War of Algeria
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It Was the War of Algeria

2022-03-14 · 52 min / episode · ★ 8.0

Documentary · War & Politics

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Creators
Georges-Marc Benamou
Production companies
Siècle Productions
Countries
France
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Ahmed Ben BellaAhmed Ben BellaSelf - First President of Algeria (archive footage)
Ferhat AbbasFerhat AbbasSelf - President of the Algerian Republic (archive footage)
Bachir Hadj AliBachir Hadj AliSelf - ALN Officer
Slimane ZeghidourSlimane ZeghidourSelf - Journalist
Kateb YacineKateb YacineSelf - Poet
Louis GardelLouis GardelSelf - Novelist
Germaine TillionGermaine TillionSelf - Ethnologist (voice) (archive footage)
Yacef SaâdiYacef SaâdiSelf - FLN Member
Zohra Drif-BitatZohra Drif-BitatSelf - Moudjahidine
Henri AllegHenri AllegSelf - Journalist (archive footage)
Ali HarounAli HarounSelf
Paul TeitgenPaul TeitgenSelf (archive footage)
Saïd MohammediSaïd MohammediSelf - ALN chief officer (archive footage)
Yamina BenguiguiYamina BenguiguiSelf - Daughter of an Algerian Nationalist
Nicole GarciaNicole GarciaSelf - French from Algeria
John F. KennedyJohn F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. RooseveltSelf (voice) (archive footage)
Charles de GaulleCharles de GaulleSelf (archive footage)
Pierre Mendès FrancePierre Mendès FranceSelf (archive footage)
Guy MolletGuy MolletSelf - Council President (archive footage)

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