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Jamila, the Algerian (1958) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 9, 1958

Original Title:
ميلة (Djamilah)

Alternate Titles:
Djamila l'Algérienne
Jamila, the Algerian
جميلة الجزائرية

Genres:
Drama | History | War

Production Companies:
Egypco - Takfor Antonian
Magda Film

Production Countries:
Egypt

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 123

Overview from TheMovieDB

Djamila, a young Algerian woman living with her brother Hadi and her uncle Mustafa in the Casbah district of Algiers under the French occupation of Algeria, sees the full extent of injustice, tyranny and cruelty on his compatriots by French soldiers. Jamila's nationalist spirit will be strengthened when French forces invade her university to arrest her classmate Amina who commits suicide by ingesting poison. Shortly after the prominent Algerian guerrilla leader Youssef takes refuge with her, she realizes that her uncle Mustafa is part of this network of anti-colonial rebel fighters. Her uncle linked her to the National Liberation Front (FLN). A series of events illustrate Jamila's participation in resistance operations against the occupier before she was finally captured and tortured. Finally, despite the efforts of her French lawyer, Jamila is sentenced to death...

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Production

Assistant Director:
Mohamed Abdel Gawad

Camera Operator:
محمود فهمي

Co-Director:
Ali Reda

Decorator:
Naguib Khoury

Director:
Youssef Chahine

Director of Photography:
Abdel Aziz Fahmy

Editor:
Mohammad Abbas

Negative Cutter:
انجا وميلا

Producer:
Magda Al Sabahi

Production Manager:
Anis Hamed

Scenic Artist:
Antoine Polisois

Screenplay:
Naguib Mahfouz
Wagih Naguib
Abd El Rahman El Sharqawy

Screenstory:
Ali El Zorkani

Sound Engineer:
Nasry Abdel Nour

Sound Recordist:
Kamal Abdullah

Writer:
Youssef El Sebai

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