Yacef Saadi: Yacef Saadi. Actor: The Battle of Algiers. Yacef Saadi was born on 20 January 1928 in Algiers, Alger, France [now Algeria]. He was an actor and producer, known for The Battle of Algiers (1966), Les Mains Libres (1964) and L'Histoire Du Film La Bataille D'Alger (2018). He was married to Baya Boudjema. He died on 10 September 2021 in Algiers, Algeria.