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.
He began his professional life as a baker's apprentice. In 1945 he
Gender: Male
Born On: 20-Jan-1928
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Yacef Saâdi's Filmography on TV
List of programs starring Yacef Saâdi on tv. Programs are sorted in order of last seen on tv. Last updated: Jul 27, 2025 12:02 AM
La battaglia di Algeri - La battaglia di Algeri (1966)
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.