Poorly Extinguished Fires
Des feux mal éteints
Synopsis
A French army journalist bears witness to the atrocities of the Algerian war in 1962 in this gripping French war movie. It is based on the 1967 novel by Philippe Labro. The film begins in Paris as Jerome Carier, ready to embark to Algiers, is beaten and questioned about the politically sensitive photographs he has. The photos were sent to him by Francois, a friend stationed in Algiers. Francoise is trying to get the French and the Algerians to reconcile. Jerome arrives in the war-torn country and finds himself faced with unbelievable carnage. The French are behind most of it. Because he took the pictures, Francois life is in jeopardy. He is murdered and Jerome finds himself attracted to his girl friend, a radio station announcer. The film contains graphic pictures of the slaughter.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Serge Moati
- Screenplay & Story
- Didier Decoin, Serge Moati, Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
- Original Score
- Gabriel Yared
- Original Title
- Des feux mal éteints
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Serge Moati
Didier Decoin, Serge Moati, Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
Gabriel Yared
Jacques Guérin, Georges Orset
Cléo Daran, Jean-Pierre Fayer, Youssef Lakhoua, Philippe Perrin, Hassine Soufi
Department Leadership Roster
Serge Moati
Director
Didier Decoin
Writer
Serge Moati
Writer
Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
Writer
Jacques Guérin
Director of Photography
Georges Orset
Director of Photography
Françoise Guégan
Costume Design
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
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What is Poorly Extinguished Fires about?
A French army journalist bears witness to the atrocities of the Algerian war in 1962 in this gripping French war movie. It is based on the 1967 novel by Philippe Labro. The film begins in Paris as Jerome Carier, ready to embark to Algiers, is beaten and questioned about the politically sensitive photographs he has. The photos were sent to him by Francois, a friend stationed in Algiers. Francoise is trying to get the French and the Algerians to reconcile. Jerome arrives in the war-torn country and finds himself faced with unbelievable carnage. The French are behind most of it. Because he took the pictures, Francois life is in jeopardy. He is murdered and Jerome finds himself attracted to his girl friend, a radio station announcer. The film contains graphic pictures of the slaughter.
Who directed Poorly Extinguished Fires?
Poorly Extinguished Fires was directed by Serge Moati.
Who stars in Poorly Extinguished Fires?
The principal cast of Poorly Extinguished Fires includes Manuel Blanc, Maria de Medeiros, Hélène Vincent, Emmanuel Salinger, Rufus.
When was Poorly Extinguished Fires released and how long is it?
Poorly Extinguished Fires was released in 1994 with a total runtime of 1h 38m.
Who composed the musical score for Poorly Extinguished Fires?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Poorly Extinguished Fires was composed by Gabriel Yared.