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Algeria 1943: A Colony Under Vichy Control
Directed by
Stéphane Benhamou
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.
The story
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
Charles de GaulleSelf (archive footages)
Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footages)
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf
François DarlanSelf
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footages)
Henri GiraudSelf (archive footages)
Benjamin StoraSelf
Clémence Harimi-ZaradezSelf
Alain ChouraquiSelf
Jean LaloumSelf
Christine Levisse-TouzéSelf
Jacob OlielSelf
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