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Drowning by bullets /

On October 17, 1961, about 30,000 Algerians, ostensibly French citizens, took to the streets of central Paris to protest an 8:30 curfew, put in place in response to repeated terrorist attacks by Algerian nationalists. The protesters were met by a police force determined to break up the demonstration...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Dominant 7 (Firm), Icarus Films, Point du Jour (Firm), France 3 cinéma (Firm), Centre national de la cinématographie (France), Channel 4 International
Other Authors: Brooks, Philip, 1953-2003 (Director, Producer), Hayling, Alan (Director, Producer), Halliley, Mark (Narrator)
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
English
Language Notes:In English and French with English subtitles.
Published: Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films, [2001]
Subjects:
Algerians > France > Paris > History > 20th century.
Police misconduct > France > Paris > History > 20th century.
Riots > France > Paris > History > 20th century.
France > Politics and government > 1958-1969.
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:On October 17, 1961, about 30,000 Algerians, ostensibly French citizens, took to the streets of central Paris to protest an 8:30 curfew, put in place in response to repeated terrorist attacks by Algerian nationalists. The protesters were met by a police force determined to break up the demonstration and were beaten, shot, even drowned in the Seine. This video exposes the massacre and the cover-up.
Item Description:Title from container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Awards:Winner, Best documentary, 1993 San Francisco International Film Frstival ; Best documentary, 1993 Angers Film Festival ; Fipa d'Or, 1993 Documentaires de Création (France) ; 1993 Amnesty International Award.
Production Credits:Directed and produced by Philip Brooks and Alan Hayling ; editor, Michèle Courbou.