Adapted from Jules Roy's historical novel of the French presence in North Africa, the TV series follows the destiny of two families, the Bouychous and the Parises, from the conquest of Algiers in 1830 to the Independence in 1962.
Antoine Bouychou
Lieutenant / Général de Roailles
Passebois
Le Dey D'Alger
Mme Ginetti
Amédée de Bourmont
Général Berthezene
Le consul
Sergent Hugon
Louis de Bourmont
Général de Bourmont
Marie Aldabran
Hector Griès
La générale de Roailles
M'Hammed
Xavier-Marie de Roailles
Marie
Victor
Angèle
Marie Carnetto
Mathilde
Désiré