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The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

The Panafrican Festival in Algiers (1969)

1h 50m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

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.

Director: William Klein

Studio: Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)

Genre: Documentary, Music

Video: 720p

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Cast

Nina Simone

Nina Simone

as Self

Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp

as Self

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

as Self

Marion Williams

Marion Williams

as Self

Amílcar Cabral

Amílcar Cabral

as Self

René Depestre

René Depestre

as Self