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It Was the War of Algeria

It Was the War of Algeria

2022•52m•8.0/10
DocumentaryWar & Politics

Ratings

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8.0/10(1)
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Production

Siècle Productions

Language

FR

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 14, 2022

Last Aired

March 15, 2022

Networks

France 2

Created By

Georges-Marc Benamou

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2022-03-14
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2022-03-14
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2022-03-14
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2022-03-15
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2022-03-15

Cast

Ahmed Ben Bella

Ahmed Ben Bella

Self - First President of Algeria (archive footage)

Ferhat Abbas

Ferhat Abbas

Self - President of the Algerian Republic (archive footage)

Bachir Hadj Ali

Bachir Hadj Ali

Self - ALN Officer

Slimane Zeghidour

Slimane Zeghidour

Self - Journalist

Kateb Yacine

Kateb Yacine

Self - Poet

Louis Gardel

Louis Gardel

Self - Novelist

Germaine Tillion

Germaine Tillion

Self - Ethnologist (voice) (archive footage)

Yacef Saâdi

Yacef Saâdi

Self - FLN Member

Zohra Drif-Bitat

Zohra Drif-Bitat

Self - Moudjahidine

Henri Alleg

Henri Alleg

Self - Journalist (archive footage)

Ali Haroun

Ali Haroun

Self

Paul Teitgen

Paul Teitgen

Self (archive footage)

Saïd Mohammedi

Saïd Mohammedi

Self - ALN chief officer (archive footage)

Yamina Benguigui

Yamina Benguigui

Self - Daughter of an Algerian Nationalist

Nicole Garcia

Nicole Garcia

Self - French from Algeria

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Pierre Mendès France

Pierre Mendès France

Self (archive footage)

Guy Mollet

Guy Mollet

Self - Council President (archive footage)

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