Algeria 1954, The Revolt Of A Colonized

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Algeria 1954, The Revolt Of A Colonized (1974)

Directed by Marc Ferro, Marie-Louise Derrien

Documentary, History · 13m

This film presents the point of view of an Arab from Algeria who rebels against colonization. He analyzes the process of awareness, the transition to revolt, to armed insurrection. Algeria and the settlers are seen through this lens and not the way a Frenchman saw the country. He gives voice to the Arabs at a time when this word was not heard: sometimes it was not even produced, at least publicly. The testimonies are based on real propositions, most of them were made to the author during his stay in Algeria from 1948 to 1956, then in 1958 and 1959. The comments are borrowed from the texts of Arab theorists of the revolution Algerian. This film thus completely evacuates the point of view of those who are not insurgents; he does not give the opinion of the colonists. It is the direct expression of what was the revolt of a colonized person: it thus constitutes the very type of the historical document.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Marc Ferro, Marie-Louise Derrien
Writer
Mohamed Benahmed, Mohammed Dib, Frantz Fanon, Mouloud Feraoun, Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi

Details

Original title
Algérie 1954, La Révolte D'un Colonisé
Release date
1974-01-01
Runtime
13m
Genres
Documentary, History
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Pathé Cinema, La Librairie Hachette