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The ben barka affair

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Moroccan politician Mehdi Ben Barka arrives in Paris to prepare for the Tricontinental Conference where he is accosted by the police and taken into custody, never to be seen again.

DirectorJean-Pierre Sinapi
WritersJacques Lahib·Philippe Madral
ProducersFlorence Dormoy·Souad Lamriki

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The ben barka affair isn't on any streaming service in Australia right now, but it's available in Belgium, Burkina Faso, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire and 11 more. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Jean-Pierre Sinapi

AKAtmen Kelif
Atmen Kelif
Mehdi Ben Barka
SASimon Abkarian
Simon Abkarian
le général Oufkir, ministre marocain de l'intérieur
OGOlivier Gourmet
Olivier Gourmet
Antoine Lopez, « Savonnette », chef d'escale à Orly et agent du SDECE
HGHippolyte Girardot
Hippolyte Girardot
Georges Figon, voyou au cœur du complot, ami du réalisateur Georges Franju
JSJean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Stévenin
le commissaire divisionnaire Bouvier
ADAntoine Duléry
Antoine Duléry
le colonel Leroy-Finville, chef du « Service 7 » du SDECE et supérieur de Lopez
BCBernard Le Coq
Bernard Le Coq
Maurice Papon, le préfet de police de Paris
GDGrégori Derangère
Grégori Derangère
Philippe Bernier, journaliste « ami » de Ben Barka
AGArnaud Giovaninetti
Arnaud Giovaninetti
« Chtouki »
JDJean-Michel Dupuis
Jean-Michel Dupuis
Jean Caille, le commissaire des Renseignements Généraux
AMAbdelhafid Metalsi
Abdelhafid Metalsi
le commandant Dlimi, chef de la sûreté marocaine
NKNadia Kaci
Nadia Kaci
Ghita Ben Barka, la femme de Mehdi

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