Saadi Yacef

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

The 1965 agitprop film “The Battle of Algiers” was based on producer and star Saadi Yacef’s memoirs. It’s now showing at the Film Forum through January 29th.

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Music: Wings of Courage Soundtrack composer Gabriel Yared

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