The Panafrican Festival in Algiers (1969)
Overview
Festival panafricain d'Alger is a documentary by William Klein of the music and dance festival held 40 years ago in the streets and in venues all across Algiers. Klein follows the preparations, the rehearsals, the concerts… He blends images of interviews made to writers and advocates of the freedom movements with stock images, thus allowing him to touch on such matters as colonialism, neocolonialism, colonial exploitation, the struggles and battles of the revolutionary movements for Independence.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ar |
| Popularity | 1.072 |
Directed By
William Klein
Crew
François About
Dominique Hennequin
Antoine Bonfanti
Valérie Mayoux
Jacqueline Meppiel
Anne-Marie Deshayes
Jean Ravel
Ragnar Engström
Khider Ait Bachir
Mostefa Belhadj
Nedjima Lalem
Antoine Bonfanti
Mohamed Bouamari
Ahmed Lallem
Rabah Laradji
Yann Le Masson
Pierre Lhomme
Jacqueline Meppiel
Mohamed Slimane Riad
Serge Beauchemin
Jean Bertrand
Rachid Bouafia
M.S. Bouguermoud
Mohamed Boukhdimi
Michel Desrois
Mohamed Guenez
Bachir Karouzene
Michel Laurent
Pierre Lenoir
Harald Maury
Mohamed Oulmi
Ahmed Benarous
Hamid Benzeyel
Mustapha Chefaï
Sid Ali Halo
Mahiedine Khenili
Robert Lezian
Alain Pillet
Jacques Renard
Ahmed Saïdi
Guy Testa-Rossa
Patrice Wyers
Mahmoud Haddidouche
Abdelhamid Madjid
Mohamed Ouled Moussa
Mohammed Ouar
Hafid Rachedi
Ali Sria
Belkacem Benseghir
William Klein
Sarah Maldoror
William Klein
Bernard Gosselin
Michel Brault
Ali Marok
Bruno Muel
Dahou Boukerche
Dominique Merlin
Guy Vernadet
Nasredine Guénifi
Pierre Lhomme
Yann Le Masson
TOP CAST
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Self
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Self
Miriam Makeba
Self
Marion Williams
Self
Amílcar Cabral
Self
René Depestre
Self
Armando Guebuza
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Mazisi Kunene
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Johnny Makatini
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Daniel Maragnès
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Oscar Monteiro
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Stephen N'Komo
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