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Algiers - Cape Town (1953)

Algiers - Cape Town poster
Original title
Alger - Le Cap
Directed by
Serge de Poligny
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French documentary from the 1950s follows a 1951 car rally driving production cars from Algiers to Cape Town across the Sahara. It shows the journey and the landscapes encountered along the way.

informativeobservationalretroleisurelyfactualtravelogueexpeditionary

What happens

Alger - Le Cap est un film documentaire français réalisé en 1951 par Serge de Poligny, sorti en 1953. Le rallye de 1951 avec des automobiles de série entre Alger et Le Cap, en passant par le Sahara. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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