Yacef Saadi was born on January 20, 1928 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. He is known for The Battle of Algiers (1966), Gillo - Le donne, i cavalier, l'armi, gli amori (2007) and Terror's Advocate (2007). He was married to Baya Boudjema. He died on September 10, 2021 in Algiers, Algeria.