Dawn of the Damned
L'Aube des Damnés
Synopsis
This excellent feature-length documentary - the story of the imperialist colonization of Africa - is a film about death. Its most shocking sequences derive from the captured French film archives in Algeria containing - unbelievably - masses of French-shot documentary footage of their tortures, massacres and executions of Algerians. The real death of children, passers-by, resistance fighters, one after the other, becomes unbearable. Rather than be blatant propaganda, the film convinces entirely by its visual evidence, constituting an object lesson for revolutionary cinema.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ahmed Rachedi
- Screenplay & Story
- Mouloud Mammeri, Ahmed Rachedi, René Vautier
- Original Title
- L'Aube des Damnés
- Country of Origin
- Algeria
- Spoken Languages
- Arabic, French
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Production Studios
- Centre National du Cinéma Algérien (CNCA)
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ahmed Rachedi
Mouloud Mammeri, Ahmed Rachedi, René Vautier
Nasredine Guénifi
Rabah Dabouz
Department Leadership Roster
Rabah Dabouz
Editor
Ahmed Rachedi
Director
Mouloud Mammeri
Writer
Ahmed Rachedi
Writer
René Vautier
Writer
Nasredine Guénifi
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About Dawn of the Damned
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What is Dawn of the Damned about?
This excellent feature-length documentary - the story of the imperialist colonization of Africa - is a film about death. Its most shocking sequences derive from the captured French film archives in Algeria containing - unbelievably - masses of French-shot documentary footage of their tortures, massacres and executions of Algerians. The real death of children, passers-by, resistance fighters, one after the other, becomes unbearable. Rather than be blatant propaganda, the film convinces entirely by its visual evidence, constituting an object lesson for revolutionary cinema.
Who directed Dawn of the Damned?
Dawn of the Damned was directed by Ahmed Rachedi.
Who stars in Dawn of the Damned?
The principal cast of Dawn of the Damned includes Mouloud Mammeri, Mohamed Chouikh, René Vautier, Ahmed Rachedi, Mazouz Ould-Abderrahmane.
When was Dawn of the Damned released and how long is it?
Dawn of the Damned was released in 1965 with a total runtime of 1h 25m.