The Man Who Watched Windows
1985, Arabic. Directed by Merzak Allouache.
A police office in Algiers sometime after independence. Mr Rachid, father, around fifty years old, former colonial official transferred to the cinema annex library. Mr. Rachid, disappointed and exasperated by his sad life, faced with an inspector who questions him, tries to explain: why did he kill his former department head after a long night of wandering?
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Arabic
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 January 1985
- Original title
- رَجل وَنوافذ
- Country
- Algeria
- Written by
- Mohamed Saïd Bougermouh
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The Man Who Watched Windows runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Man Who Watched Windows isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1985. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Man Who Watched Windows?
The Man Who Watched Windows (1985) was directed by Merzak Allouache and stars Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, Boudjemaâ Karèche, Fazia Chemloul.