Movie Description
Festival Panafricain d'Alger
(1969)Overview
Festival panafricain d'Alger is a documentary by William Klein of the music and dance festival held 40 years ago in the streets and in venues all across Algiers. Klein follows the preparations, the rehearsals, the concerts… He blends images of interviews made to writers and advocates of the freedom movements with stock images, thus allowing him to touch on such matters as colonialism, neocolonialism, colonial exploitation, the struggles and battles of the revolutionary movements for Independence.
Featured Crew
- Director : William Klein
- Editor : Jacqueline Meppiel,Ragnar Engström,Valérie Mayoux,Anne-Marie Deshayes,Jean Ravel
- Cast : Nina Simone,Archie Shepp,Miriam Makeba,Marion Williams,Amílcar Cabral,René Depestre,Armando Guebuza,Mazisi Kunene,Johnny Makatini,Daniel Maragnès,Oscar Monteiro,Stephen N'Komo,Agostinho Neto,Mário Pinto de Andrade
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Posters
Facts
Original TitleFestival Panafricain d'Alger
Status Released
Release Information
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1969-01-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 50m
Homepagehttps://distribution.arte.tv/fiche/FESTIVAL_PANAFRICAIN_D_ALGER__LE_
Production CompaniesOffice National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
Genres
- Documentary
- Music
