The Battle of Algiers
1966 · 122 min
Drama · War · History
★ 7.9Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director Gillo Pontecorvo
- Writer Franco Solinas
- Story Gillo Pontecorvo
- Story Franco Solinas
- Director of Photography Marcello Gatti
Cast
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
- S
Samia Kerbash
Fathia
- U
Ugo Paletti
Captain
Fouzia El Kader
Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)
- F
Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
- T
Tomasso Neri
Captain Dubois (uncredited)
Rouiched
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
- G
Gene Wesson
(uncredited)
Crew
- Director — Gillo Pontecorvo
- Writer — Franco Solinas
- Story — Gillo Pontecorvo
- Story — Franco Solinas
- Director of Photography — Marcello Gatti
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