Days of Glory (2006)

  • R
  • 09/03/2006 (US)
  • Drama, History, War
  • 2h 8m

The true story of World War II's forgotten heroes.

Overview

1943. They have never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war, Said, Abdelkader, Messaoud and Yassir enlist in the French Army, along with 130,000 other “indigenous” soldiers, to liberate the “fatherland” from the Nazi enemy. Heroes that history has forgotten...

Rachid Bouchareb

Director, Writer

Olivier Lorelle

Writer

Cast

Jamel Debbouze's headshot

Jamel Debbouze

Saïd
Samy Naceri's headshot

Samy Naceri

Yassir
Roschdy Zem's headshot

Roschdy Zem

Messaoud
Sami Bouajila's headshot

Sami Bouajila

Abdelkader
Bernard Blancan's headshot

Bernard Blancan

Sergeant Martinez
Mathieu Simonet's headshot

Mathieu Simonet

Corporal Leroux
Benoît Giros's headshot

Benoît Giros

Captain Durieux
Mélanie Laurent's headshot

Mélanie Laurent

Margueritte

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