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Algeria 1943: A Colony Under Vichy Control
7.5 / 10• 2022• 53m•NR• French
DocumentaryHistoryWar
Storyline
World War II, June 1940. France has fallen and suffers the relentless boot of Nazi Germany. But Algeria, the prized French colony in North Africa, remains part of the territory controlled by the Vichy regime of Marshal Pétain. A strict colonial order is maintained: the French of European origin rule, while local Jews are stripped of French citizenship and discrimination against the mainly Muslim population increases.
Cast & Crew
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footages)
Lead
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footages)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self
François Darlan
Self
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footages)
Henri Giraud
Self (archive footages)
Benjamin Stora
Self
CH
Clémence Harimi-Zaradez
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stéphane Benhamou's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Algeria 1943: A Colony Under Vichy Control is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
