Film

The Algerian War

8.519722h 35mDocumentary

Director: Philippe Monnier
Year: 1972

A French historical documentary that retraces the events leading up to Algeria's war of independence from 1954 to 1962, based on archive footage and testimonies from key players of the period.

Top cast

Jean Brassat

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jacques Charby

Self - Narrator (voice)

Francis Morane

Self - Narrator (voice)

Bruno Cremer

Self - Narrator (voice)

Marcel Bigeard

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by

Philippe Monnier, Yves Courrière