The Forgotten Night - October 17, 1961
2011•15m•10.0•Released
Documentary
On October 17, 1961, in response to the curfew imposed on Muslim Algerians by Paris police prefect Maurice Papon, the FLN Federation of France organized a peaceful demonstration in the streets of the capital. The demonstration turned into a bloody crackdown: unprecedented violence, thousands of arrests, hundreds missing, and dozens dead. Today, much is known about the violence of that night: at least 200 Algerians were killed, beheaded, beaten, or thrown into the Seine; 11,500 others were arrested and often tortured. Hundreds were deported back to Algeria. Long silenced, the repression has been acknowledged thanks to the work of remembrance and eyewitness accounts.
Director
Olivier Lambert
Writer
Olivier Lambert, Thomas Salva
Languages
French
Studio
KissKissBankBank
Cast
Jean-Luc Einaudi
Self
Georges Azenstarck
Self
Production
Company
KissKissBankBank
Company
CNC
Producer
Hans Lucas
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