The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

7.919662h 2mReleased
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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.

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Director

Gillo Pontecorvo

Writer

Gillo Pontecorvo, Franco Solinas

Language

Arabic, English, French

Top Cast

Brahim Hadjadj

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Yacef Saâdi

Yacef Saâdi

El-Hadi Jaffar

Fouzia El Kader

Fouzia El Kader

Halima

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Larbi Zekkal

Larbi Zekkal

Combattant FLN

Rouiched

Rouiched

The Drunk Man (uncredited)

Noureddine Brahimi

Noureddine Brahimi

Responsable FLN

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Larbi Ben M'hidi

Abderrahmane Brahimi

Abderrahmane Brahimi

Le Marié de la Casbah

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

Colonel Philippe Mathieu

F

Fatiha Djoudi

La Mariée de la Casbah

F

Franco Moruzzi

Mahmoud (uncredited)

T

Tomasso Neri

Captain Dubois

S

Samia Kerbash

Fathia

U

Ugo Paletti

Captain

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