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Yacef Saâdi

Actor

Yacef Saâdi

Acting
1966 · 1 film
Lived
20 January 1928 — d. 2021
From
Algiers, Algeria

Yacef Saâdi (20 January 1928 – 10 September 2021) was an Algerian independence fighter, serving as a leader of the National Liberation Front during his country's war of independence. After the Algerian War, Yacef helped produce Italian filmmaker Gillo Pontecorvo's film The Battle of Algiers (1966), based on Souvenirs de la Bataille d'Alger. Yacef played a character modeled on his own experiences (named as Djafar) in the battle.

Career Signature

How Yacef Saâdi’s filmography reads.

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