Acting
Yacef Saâdi
1928 · Algiers, Algeria
8 films
Bio
Yacef Saâdi (20 January 1928 – 10 September 2021) was an Algerian independence fighter, serving as a leader of the National Liberation Front during his country's war of independence. After the Algerian War, Yacef helped produce Italian filmmaker Gillo Pontecorvo's film The Battle of Algiers (1966), based on Souvenirs de la Bataille d'Alger. Yacef played a character modeled on his own experiences (named as Djafar) in the battle.
Filmography
The Battle of Algiers
El-Hadi Jaffar
Remembering History
Self
Terror's Advocate
Self
Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
Self
L'Histoire Du Film "La Bataille D'Alger"
Self
Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms
Self
Les Mains Libres
Producer
La Bataille d'Alger, l'empreinte
Self (archive footage)