The Olive Trees of Justice
The son of a French colonialist in Algeria returns to Algeria after learning that his father is ill. Memories from childhood return. He also must deal with some problems involving the Algerian fight for independence.
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Cast
18 people
Pierre Prothon
Jean / Narrator
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Marie Decaître
Jean's Mother
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James Blue
Georges Derocles
Jean Pélégri
Jean's Father
Known for
Pickpocket
Sylvain Dhomme
Huguette Poggi
Cousin Louise
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Said Achaibou
Saïd
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Mohamed Bennour
Boralfa
Boralfa -l'ami de Jean
Marie Delaître
Mathilde Gau
La mère de Jean
James Blue Director · Jean Pélégri Writer Sylvain Dhomme Writer
United States release May 4, 1967 · Produced in Algeria, France · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Société Algérienne de Production
Production
Studios Africa
Production
Algeria · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les Oliviers de la justice
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
France · June 6, 1962
Theatrical
United States · May 4, 1967
Limited theatrical
United States
January 21, 2022 · Limited theatrical · 4K re-release; New York City, New York
France
March 15, 2022 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
March 16, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
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