Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

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Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974) (2016)

Directed by Ben Salama

Documentary · 56m

From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, independent Algeria provided significant support to anti-colonial movements and revolutionaries worldwide. Successive presidents, Ahmed Ben Bella and then Houari Boumédiène, made Algiers a haven for activists fighting against colonial and racial oppression. Algiers the White became Algiers the Red. The internationalist Che Guevara established his base of operations there for his guerrilla activities in Africa. The African-American leader Eldridge Cleaver made it the international headquarters of the Black Panther Party. During this period, Algiers was known as "The Mecca of Revolutionaries."

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Cast

Ahmed Ben Bella Self Che Guevara Self Nelson Mandela Self Houari Boumédiène Self Eldridge Cleaver Self Patrice Lumumba Self Kathleen Cleaver Self Miriam Makeba Self Fidel Castro Self Yasser Arafat Self Johnny Makatini Self M'Hamed Yazid Self

Crew

Director
Ben Salama
Writer
Ben Salama, Amirouche Laïdi
Editor
Thomas Marie
Producer
Yannis Chebbi, Amirouche Laïdi, Michaël Kazan

Details

Original title
Alger, la Mecque des Révolutionnaires (1962-1974)
Release date
2016-01-01
Runtime
56m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France
Production
Électron Libre Productions, ARTE, CNC