Jacques Vergès
Acting 1925-03-05 Ubon Ratchathani, Siam (now called Thailand)
Jacques Vergès (French pronunciation: [ʒak vɛʁʒɛs]; 5 March 1925 – 15 August 2013) was a French-Algerian lawyer of Vietnamese origin and anti-colonial activist. Vergès began as a fighter in the French Resistance during World War II, under Charles de Gaulle's Free French forces. After becoming a lawyer, he became well known for his defense of FLN militants during the Algerian War of Independence. He was later involved in a number of controversial and high-profile legal cases, with a series of def…
Known For
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⭐ 5.7
Sacrée soirée
1987
TV
⭐ 5.1
On n'est pas couché
2006
MOV
⭐ 8.5
The Abdallah Case
2026
MOV
⭐ 7.1
My Enemy's Enemy
2007
MOV
⭐ 10.0
Brothers in Arms
1992
MOV
⭐ 8.0
Facing Genocide: Khieu Samphan and Pol Pot
2010
MOV
⭐ 6.5
Terror's Advocate
2007
MOV
Guerres secrètes du FLN en France
2010
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Stéphane Guillon - Portraits au vitriol (1ère salve)
2008
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⭐ 7.1
Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
1988
MOV
⭐ 10.0
Manifesto of the 121
2011