The Forgotten Night - October 17, 1961(2011)

The Forgotten Night - October 17, 1961 Synopsis

On October 17, 1961, in response to the curfew imposed on Muslim Algerians by Paris police prefect Maurice Papon, the FLN Federation of France organized a peaceful demonstration in the streets of the capital. The demonstration turned into a bloody crackdown: unprecedented violence, thousands of arrests, hundreds missing, and dozens dead. Today, much is known about the violence of that night: at least 200 Algerians were killed, beheaded, beaten, or thrown into the Seine; 11,500 others were arrested and often tortured. Hundreds were deported back to Algeria. Long silenced, the repression has been acknowledged thanks to the work of remembrance and eyewitness accounts.

The Forgotten Night - October 17, 1961 (2011) is a documentary film directed by Olivier Lambert, released on January 1, 2011 with a runtime of 15m. It stars Jean-Luc Einaudi and Georges Azenstarck. Viewers rate it 10.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.