The Nightingale of Kabylia is a film by Georges Régnier, based on a short story by Emmanuel Roblès, released in 1962.

This story, set against the backdrop of the Algerian War, could be an oriental tale. The "Nightingale of Kabylia" is the nickname given to old Ahieddine, a poet who lives in a mountain village. Ahieddine receives a visit from a young French officer. What does the officer want? Information, no doubt. The lieutenant, who once studied the Kabyle language, simply wants to visit a poet he admires, to speak with him and hear him recite a poem. Such a visit will be difficult to justify to the men of the maquis. That very evening, Ahieddine is summoned to appear before a tribunal of maquisards. He is condemned to death for treason. Does he have a wish before he dies? Yes, to compose one last poem, the poem of his death. He improvises a poem, the men listen, and are moved by the words in their own language that express the poetry of their people. They pardon old Ahieddine and grant him his freedom.