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Yacef Saadi(1928-2021)

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  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Yacef Saadi was born on 20 January 1928 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. He was an actor and producer, known for The Battle of Algiers (1966), Les Mains Libres (1964) and L'Histoire Du Film La Bataille D'Alger (2018). He was married to Baya Boudjema. He died on 10 September 2021 in Algiers, Algeria.
BornJanuary 20, 1928
DiedSeptember 10, 2021(93)
BornJanuary 20, 1928
DiedSeptember 10, 2021(93)
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Fouzia El Kader, Brahim Hadjadj, and Jean Martin in The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Battle of Algiers
8.1
  • Djafar(as Saadi Yacef)
  • 1966
Les Mains Libres (1964)
Les Mains Libres
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1964
L'Histoire Du Film La Bataille D'Alger (2018)
L'Histoire Du Film La Bataille D'Alger
  • Self
  • 2018
Gillo Pontecorvo in Gillo - Le donne, i cavalier, l'armi, gli amori (2007)
Gillo - Le donne, i cavalier, l'armi, gli amori
  • Self
  • 2007

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Actor



  • Fouzia El Kader, Brahim Hadjadj, and Jean Martin in The Battle of Algiers (1966)
    The Battle of Algiers
    8.1
    • Djafar (as Saadi Yacef)
    • 1966
  • Mireille Balin, Jean Gabin, and Line Noro in Pépé le Moko (1937)
    Pépé le Moko
    7.6
    • Boy in the casbah (extra) (uncredited)
    • 1937

Producer



  • Fouzia El Kader, Brahim Hadjadj, and Jean Martin in The Battle of Algiers (1966)
    The Battle of Algiers
    8.1
    • produced by
    • 1966
  • Les Mains Libres (1964)
    Les Mains Libres
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1964

Additional Crew



  • Remembering History (2005)
    Remembering History
    7.6
    Video
    • archival material (as Saadi Yacef)
    • 2005
  • Marxist Poetry: The Making of 'The Battle of Algiers' (2004)
    Marxist Poetry: The Making of 'The Battle of Algiers'
    7.4
    Video
    • archival material (as Saadi Yacef)
    • 2004

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • Yacef Saâdi
  • Born
    • January 20, 1928
    • Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]
  • Died
    • September 10, 2021
    • Algiers, Algeria(heart problems)
  • Spouse
    • Baya Boudjema? - present (his death, 5 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    His parents were ethnic Berbers who came from the Kabylia region of northern Algeria.

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