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Films with theme "La colonisation française", sorted by production date
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The Winds of the Aures (1967)
, 1h35Directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Historical
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Keltoum, Mohamed Chouikh, Hassan El-Hassani, Hadj Smaine
Dans une Algérie colonisée par la France, au fin fond de la campagne (aux Aurès), une mère cherche désespérément son fils raflé par l’armée française et incarcéré depuis plusieurs semaines dans un camp.
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
, 2h1Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama, War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Algerian War films, Political films, Films about Islam, Histoire de France
Actors Jean Martin, Brahim Haggiag, Rouiched, Larbi Zekkal
En 1954 à Alger, le Front de libération nationale (FLN) diffuse son premier communiqué : son but est l'indépendance nationale vis-à-vis de la France, et la restauration de l'État algérien. Ali la Pointe propose des parties de bonneteau. Repéré par la police, il s'enfuit mais se fait agresser par un passant, il réplique et se fait tabasser par le reste du groupe. Rattrapé par la police, il se fait arrêter. Emprisonné, il assiste par la fenêtre de sa cellule à l'exécution d'une peine de mort par guillotine sur un nationaliste. Le FLN le contacte.
The Postman Goes to War (1966)
, 1h35Directed by Claude Bernard-Aubert
Origin France
Genres War
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Politique, La guerre d'Indochine, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Charles Aznavour, Jess Hahn, Michel Galabru, Pierre Mondy, Doudou Babet, Lucien Barjon
En 1954, un facteur parisien, lassé par son travail, part pour l'Indochine et se retrouve en pleine guerre.
Lost Command (1966)
, 2h9Directed by Mark Robson
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about terrorism, Algerian War films, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, George Segal, Michèle Morgan, Claudia Cardinale, Maurice Ronet
In the final moments of the 1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu, a weakened French garrison anticipates a last assault by communist Viet Minh troops.
The 317th Platoon (1965)
, 1h40Directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer, Philippe Fourastié
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Politique, La guerre d'Indochine, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Jacques Perrin, Bruno Cremer, Pierre Fabre, Manuel Zarzo, Saksy Sbong
L'histoire de huit journées de guerre. En mai 1954, durant la guerre d'Indochine, la 317e section locale supplétive composée de quatre Français et de quarante-et-un Laotiens reçoit l'ordre d'abandonner le petit poste isolé de Luong Ba à la frontière du Laos, pour rallier une colonne partie au secours du camp retranché de Diên Biên Phu.
So Young a Peace (1965)
, 1h30Directed by Jacques Charby
Genres Drama, War
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Keltoum, André Thorent, Hassan El-Hassani, Nouria Kazdarli
Les enfants de deux orphelinats s'affrontent à l'occasion d'un match de football qui, le résultat n'étant pas accepté par les protagonistes, se poursuit sous la forme d'un jeu représentant la guerre entre l'OAS et le FLN.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
, 1h31Directed by Jacques Demy
Origin France
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Pregnancy films, Films about music and musicians, Algerian War films, Musical films, Histoire de France
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel, Mireille Perrey, Ellen Farner
Madame Emery and her beautiful 17-year-old daughter Geneviève (Deneuve) sell umbrellas at their tiny (and financially struggling) boutique in the coastal town of Cherbourg in Normandy, France, in the late 1950s. Guy (Castelnuovo), is a handsome young auto mechanic who lives with, and cares for, his sickly aunt, godmother Elise. Guy and Geneviève are deeply in love; they want to get married, and they want to name their first child "Francoise". Madeleine (Ellen Farner) is the quiet, shy, dedicated young caregiver who looks after Guy's aunt; Madeleine also has feelings for Guy, but has not expressed this. Suddenly Guy is drafted and must leave to become a soldier in the Algerian War. The night before Guy leaves, he and Geneviève pledge their undying love. Then they make love (apparently for the first time) and the very next day, Guy leaves.
The Unvanquished (1964)
, 1h54Directed by Alain Cavalier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about terrorism, Algerian War films, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Alain Delon, Lea Massari, Georges Géret, Maurice Garrel, Robert Castel, Robert Bazil
Thomas Vlassenroot, a citizen of Luxembourg, after his divorce, decides to enlist in the French Foreign Legion. He is posted to Algeria but during the 1961 uprising he becomes disllusioned and deserts.
The Good Life (1964)
, 1h47Directed by Robert Enrico
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Frédéric de Pasquale, Josée Steiner, Françoise Giret, Lucienne Hamon, Grigori Chmara, Nane Germon
Un appelé du contingent revient d'Algérie après 27 mois de service. À Paris, il retrouve son amie Sylvie lors d'un bal populaire. Il l'épouse, part en voyage de noces avec elle, et, une fois de retour, trouve un travail de photographe. Le temps passant, il trompe son épouse avec des inconnues de passage, et la vie suit son cours… Un jour pourtant, un gendarme vient sonner à sa porte : il est rappelé sous les drapeaux et doit retourner au combat.
The Little Soldier (1963)
, 1h24Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about terrorism, Algerian War films, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Michel Subor, Anna Karina, Henri-Jacques Huet, Jean-Luc Godard, László Szabó, Georges de Beauregard
During the Algerian War, Bruno Forestier lives in Geneva to escape the enlistment in France. Working for French intelligence, he is ordered to kill Palivoda, who is pro-FLN (National Liberation Front of Algeria), to prove he is not a double agent. Refusal and hesitation keep him from carrying out the assassination.
A People on the March (1963)
, 55minutesDirected by René Vautier, Ahmed Rachedi, André Dumaître
Origin Algerie
Genres War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about terrorism, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Algerian War films, Political films, Histoire de France
In 1962, René Vautier, together with some Algerian friends, organized an audiovisual formation center to encourage a "dialogue in images" between the two factions. A film was edited from that experience, but the French police partially destroyed it. The images that were saved represent an unprecedented historical document: They tell of the Algerian War and the history of the ALN (National Liberation Army), as well as showing life after the war and, particularly, the reconstruction of the cities and the countryside after the war of Independence.
, 1h57Directed by Alain Resnais
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Jean-Baptiste Thierrée, Nita Klein, Laurence Badie, Jean Champion
Hélène, a widow who runs an antique business from her own apartment in Boulogne-sur-Mer, is visited by a past lover, Alphonse. Her stepson, Bernard, is tormented by the memory of a girl named Muriel whom he has participated in torturing while doing military service in Algeria.
Outpost in Indo-china (1963)
, 1h25Directed by Léo Joannon
Origin France
Genres Drama, War
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Politique, La guerre d'Indochine, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Jacques Harden, Jean Rochefort, Alain Saury, Léo Joannon, Raymond Borderie, Foun-Sen
Le film Fort du fou narre, non sans nostalgie pour la période coloniale, l'abandon - durant la guerre d'Indochine - de réfugiés tonkinois catholiques par une armée française impuissante.
Commando (1962)
, 1h41Directed by Frank Wisbar
Origin German
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about terrorism, Algerian War films, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Stewart Granger, Dorian Gray, Carlos Casaravilla, Ivo Garrani, Alfredo Mayo, Hans von Borsody
Le capitaine Leblanc, officier de la Légion étrangère, est chargé de conduire un groupe ayant pour objectif de capturer Ben Bled, un responsable FLN. La première partie de l'opération réussit, mais le retour se révèle d'autant plus difficile que la situation politique a évolué en raison des pourparlers de paix.
Adieu Philippine (1962)
, 1h46Directed by Jacques Rozier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Seafaring films, Transport films, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Vittorio Caprioli, Marco Perrin, Arlette Gilbert, Maurice Garrel, Pierre Frag, Jeanne Pérez
Michel is a bored young man in Paris about to be sent to Algeria in the army. He works as a technician at a TV station. One day he meets two teenage girls, Juliette and Liliane, and begins dating them both separately. Eventually the girls find out and Michel goes on vacation to Corsica to escape them. The two girls follow him there and the three search for a film director who owes Michel money. Juliette and Liliane watch Michel sail away on a boat headed for Algeria.