
Person
Allel Yahiaoui
Camera · 1943–2025 · Alger, Algeria
Biography
Allel Yahiaoui (en arabic : علال يحياوي) is a director of Algerian photography and director, born in 1943 in Algiers. He distinguished himself in Algerian cinema by participating in numerous films and series, mainly as managers (director of photography), but also as a director. He is recognized for his significant contribution to the visual aesthetics of Algerian cinema, collaborating on works that testify to the history and society of his country. Among his best known works are: a people in Marche (1963), the Empire of Dreams (1983), Nass Mlah City (2002), a popular television series in Algeria. He also worked on films such as the trip to Algiers, Morituri, Gourbi Palace, Hamlet of Women, La Danse du Feu, and Youcef or La Légende ... Allel Yahiaoui died on May 10, 2025.
Known for

The Trip To Algiers
Director of Photography

A People on the March
Director of Photography

Nahla
Director of Photography

Gourbi Palace
Cinematography

Making of Nahla
Self

Tale of an Encounter
Cinematography
Amour Interdit
Director of Photography

We Shall Go onto the Mountain
Director of Photography

Youssef: The Legend of the Seventh Sleeper
Director of Photography

Harvest of Steel
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2009The Trip To AlgiersDirector of Photography
- 2008Si Mohand u M'hand, l'insoumisDirector of Photography
- 2006Gourbi PalaceCinematography
- 2005Douar de FemmesDirector of Photography
- 1994Youssef: The Legend of the Seventh SleeperDirector of Photography
- 1993Amour InterditDirector of Photography
- 1991Sons of the EarthDirector of Photography
- 1989Hassan NiyaDirector of Photography
- 1988The CitadelDirector of Photography
- 1987We Shall Go onto the MountainDirector of Photography
- 1985Tale of an EncounterCinematography
- 1983Harvest of SteelDirector of Photography
- 1983Song of AutumnCinematography
- 1982The Empire of DreamsCinematography
- 1982Moussa's WeddingDirector of Photography
- 1979NahlaDirector of Photography
- 1979Making of NahlaSelf
- 1963A People on the MarchDirector of Photography
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