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Hassan Terro's Escape (1974)
Directed by Mustapha Badie
Comedy, War
In 1957, the Battle of Algiers intensifies. Hassan, a peaceful resident of the Casbah, is mistakenly identified as a dangerous "terrorist leader," earning him the nickname "Hassan Terro." He is arrested, but the French occupation army secretly organizes his escape in the hope of tracking down the leaders of the resistance. In turn, the Algerian liberation army exploits Hassan's naivety to thwart the French military command and disperse its forces.
Cast
Rouiched
Sid Ali Kouiret
Chafia Boudraa
Paul Mercey
Jenny Astruc
Jean Mauvais
Georgette Anys
Albert Michel
Jenny Runacre
Crew
- Director
- Mustapha Badie
- Writer
- Rouiched
- Director of Photography
- Nasredine Guénifi
- Editor
- Rabah Dabouz
- Producer
- Selim Farès
Details
- Original title
- L'Évasion de Hassan Terro
- Release date
- 1974-01-02
- Genres
- Comedy, War
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, French
- Countries
- Algeria
- Production
- Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)