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Born in Alger, Algeria

13 people in the catalog were born here — and here’s the work they left behind.

AA

Axelle Abbadie

b. 1951

  • The Umbrella Coup
  • Pédale douce
  • A Housekeeper
CC

Claude Chantal

b. 1932–2016

  • Schindler's List
  • Schindler's List
  • Ghostbusters
Didier Bourdon

Didier Bourdon

b. 1959

  • A Good Year
  • Alibi.com
  • The Three Brothers
FV

Frédéric Valmain

b. 1931–2003

  • Le Cercle vicieux
  • Une fille sur la route
HB

Himoud Brahimi

b. 1918–1997

  • Le clandestin
  • Viva Didou!
  • Viva Didou!
JL

Jacques Lasry

b. 1918–2014

  • The Sky Above, the Mud Below
  • No temas a la ley
  • The Spy Catcher
LL

Lucien Layani

b. 1932–2017

  • L'union sacrée
  • Le coup de sirocco
MS

Mabrouk Staïfi

b. 1950–2016

MA

Michèle Audin

b. 1954–2025

RD

Régine Dancourt

b. 1897–1972

  • In the Name of the Law
  • Monsieur Personne
  • Compartiment de dames seules
RB

Roland Bacri

b. 1926–2014

SH

Serge Hanin

b. 1929–1992

  • Le scorpion
  • Le scorpion
SG

Sylvie Granotier

b. 1951

  • Don't Look Back
  • Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine
  • Tandem

Remembering Alger, Algeria’s own

They spent their last chapter here. Their work is still worth an evening.

AY

Ali Yahia Abdennour

1921–2021

HB

Himoud Brahimi

1918–1997

KO

Kaci Ouchen

1923–1999

MS

Mabrouk Staïfi

1950–2016

SL

Smaïl Lakhdar-Hamina

1943–2021

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