Chronicle of the Years of Fire (1975)
A meticulous chronicle of the evolution of the Algerian national movement from 1939 until the outbreak of the revolution on November 1, 1954, the film unequivocally demonstrates that the "Algerian War" is not an accident of history, but a slow process of suffering and warlike revolts, uninterrupted, from the start of colonization in 1830, until this "Red All Saints' Day" of November 1, 1954. At its center, Ahmed gradually awakens to political awareness against colonization, under the gaze of his son, a symbol of the new Algeria, and that of Miloud, half-mad haranguer, half-prophet, incarnation of Popular memory of the revolt, the liberation of Algeria and its people.
Director: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
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Yorgo Voyagis as Ahmed |
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Leila Shenna as L'Épouse d'Ahmed |
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Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina as Miloud, Le conteur |
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Nourredine Meziane (Cheikh Nourredine) as L'ami |
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Sissani (Mohamed Djediat) as |
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Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir as Slimane |
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Yahia Benmabrouk as Kouider |
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Keltoum (Aïcha Adjouri) as |
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Sid Ali Kouiret as |
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Nadia Talbi as |
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Areski Nebti as |
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François Maistre as Le contremaître de la carrière |
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Brahim Hadjadj as |
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Taha El-Amiri as |
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Abdelhamid Habati as |
| Production | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Producer |
| Sound | Philippe Arthuys | Music |
| Editing | Youcef Tobni | Editor |
| Art | Hassen Soufi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mohamed Bouzit | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Manlio Rocchetti | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Mahmoud Haddidouche | Head of Production |
| Directing | Abderrahmane Bouguermouh | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Areski Nebti | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vartan Karakeusian | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Pierluigi Scarpantonio | Audio Post Coordinator |
| Production | Alberto Anzellotti | Key Grip Production Assistant |
| Camera | Mustapha Belmihoub | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ahmed Benarous | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Aldo Carocci | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Mustapha Chefaï | Key Grip |
| Camera | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Rachid Lakhdar-Hamina | Electrician |
| Lighting | Jean-Claude Reux | Electrician |
| Camera | Ivo Spila | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Sergio Strizzi | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Hamid Djellouli | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Anita Strizzi | Continuity |
| Directing | Nadia Talbi | Continuity |
| Directing | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Director |
| Writing | Rachid Boudjedra | Writer |
| Writing | Tewfik Farès | Writer |
| Writing | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Writer |
| Production | Pierre Gout | Production Manager |
| Camera | Marcello Gatti | Director of Photography |
