Mémoires du 17 octobre 1961 (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, Mémoires du 17 octobre 1961 is a documentary, history and drama film directed by Bernard Richard, running about 17 minutes.

What it’s about. Three demonstrators from October 17, 1961, and a journalist recount the peaceful success of the demonstration and its brutal repression in the streets of Paris. Five months before the end of the Algerian War, the Gaullist government violently suppressed (40 to 300 deaths in a single evening, according to various sources) a peaceful demonstration by the entire Algerian civilian population of the Paris region, protesting the curfew imposed solely on this population (all participants held French citizenship). The government long denied this state crime; the official version: 3 deaths! In 1962, these events were granted amnesty by a simple decree (later enacted into law) issued by the same Gaullist government.

Who’s in it. Mémoires du 17 octobre 1961 stars Monique Hervo as Self, Georges Azenstarck as Self, Omar Touil as Self and Ahmed Touil as Self.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, Mémoires du 17 octobre 1961 sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Mémoires du 17 octobre 1961 page.

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