I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005)

Name: I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
Genre: Action, History, Thriller
Released: 2005-11-02
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Charles Berling, Simon Abkarian, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Josiane Balasko, Eric Mitchell

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005), directed by Saïd Smihi, starring Charles Berling and Simon Abkarian.

11/02/2005 BR Action, History and Thriller 1h 41m

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January 1966. In a Paris apartment, police discovers the corpse of Georges Figon, the man who broke the scandal of the Ben Barka affair and undermined Gaullist power.

Christophe PollockCinematography
Saïd SmihiDirector, Writer
Serge Le PéronDirector, Writer
Gilles SandozProducer

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I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (French: J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka) is a 2005 French-Moroccan film drama directed by Serge Le Péron and Saïd Smihi. The film is based on the Ben Barka affair.

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I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (French: J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka) is a 2005 French-Moroccan film drama directed by Serge Le Péron and Saïd Smihi. The film is based on the Ben Barka affair.

Plot

In a Parisian apartment, police discover the body of Georges Figon, the man who broke the scandal of the Ben Barka affair, and undermined Gaullist power. A year earlier, Figon, tired of dubious deals and petty scams, is looking for a lucrative job. Close to the "milieu" (the criminal underworld) since his years in prison, he is given a big assignment: to produce a documentary about decolonization, written by Marguerite Duras and directed by Georges Franju, with the help of famous Moroccan dissident, Mehdi Ben Barka, who has been hired as an historical consultant. The film project is a trap.

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J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka at IMDb

Text from I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Saw_Ben_Barka_Get_Killed

Trivia

The production budget was US$ 4.1 million.
It premiered on November 2, 2005, a Wednesday.
It runs 1h41 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka".
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosMaïa Films
CountriesFrance
LanguagesFrench
BudgetUS$ 4,080,000
StatusReleased

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Christophe Pollock Cinematography
Saïd Smihi Director
Serge Le Péron Director
Gilles Sandoz Producer
Joan Albert Amargós Original music
Pierre-Alexandre Mati Original music
Frédérique Moreau Writer
Saïd Smihi Writer
Serge Le Péron Writer

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What is I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed about?

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed: January 1966. In a Paris apartment, police discovers the corpse of Georges Figon, the man who broke the scandal of the Ben Barka affair and undermined Gaullist power.

Who directed I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed?

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed was directed by Saïd Smihi and Serge Le Péron in 2005.

Who stars in I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed?

The cast of I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed includes Charles Berling, Simon Abkarian, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Josiane Balasko and Eric Mitchell.

How long is I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed?

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed runs for 101 minutes, or 1h41.