Jamila, the Algerian (1958)
December 9, 1958Release Date
Jamila, the Algerian (1958)
December 9, 1958Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Magda Al Sabahi
Actress
Magda
Actress
أحمد مظهر
Youssef
Salah Zulfikar
Azzam
Salah Zulfiqar
Azzam
Zahrat El-Ola
Bouazza
Rushdy Abaza
Bigeard
Kariman
Hasiba
Youssef Chahine
Director
Farida Fahmy
Simon
Mahmoud El Meligy
French lawyer Jacques Vergès
Naguib Mahfouz
Writer
Fakher Fakher
Mustafa Bouhired, Jamila’s uncle
Adly Kasseb
Leader of the Algerian resistance
Tahani Rashed
Amina
Nadia Al Gendy
Aliaa
Shafiq Nour ElDein
Bu Harid
Hussein Reyaad
Judge Habib
Soliman ElGendy
Jamila's brother
Youssef El Sebai
Writer
Abdel Aziz Fahmy
Director of Photography
Ali Reda
Co-Director
Antoine Polizois
Scenic Artist
محمد عبد الجواد
Assistant Director
Details.
Release DateDecember 9, 1958
Original Nameجميلة الجزائرية
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 3m
Genres
Wiki.
Jamila, the Algerian (Egyptian Arabic: جميلة) is a 1958 Egyptian historical film about one of the most important figures in the history of Algeria, Djamila Bouhired. The film was produced by Youssef Chahine and written by Abd al-Rahman Sharqawi, Ali al-Zarqani, and Naguib Mahfouz. It is regarded as not only highlighting the story of an important female revolutionary, but also showing the struggle of the Algerian people against the French occupation. The film stars Magda, Salah Zulfikar and Ahmed Mazhar in the leading roles.
Jamila, the Algerian is the first and only multimedia narrative to focus solely on the role of Algerian women in the 1954 revolution. The film was released only a year after the torture and arrest of Djamila Bouhired, and it was banned by the Algerian government for decades. Despite this, Chahine's first explicitly political film managed to galvanize wide solidarity with the Algerian resistance from across the Arab World, starting in Egypt. Jamila, the Algerian is listed in the top 100 films in history of Egyptian Cinema.