At the center of the Algerian effort to throw off French rule, he re-created that role in Gillo Pontecorvo’s searing 1966 movie, based on a book by Mr. Yacef.At the center of the Algerian effort to throw off French rule, he re-created that role in Gillo Pontecorvo’s searing 1966 movie, based on a book by Mr. Yacef.Read MoreMovies, Algerian War (1954-62), Deaths (Obituaries), Pontecorvo, Gillo, Algiers (Algeria), The Battle of Algiers (Movie), Yacef, Saadi (1928-2021)
