The Battle of Algiers
1966Original title: La battaglia di Algeri
“The Revolt that Stirred the World!”
2h 2mDramaWarHistory
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Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
- Director
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French
- Cast
- Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fouzia El Kader, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Si Mohamed Baghdadi, Franco Moruzzi, Tomasso Neri