The Battle of Algiers
“The Revolt that Stirred the World!”
1966•NR•2h 2m•7.9•Released
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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
Writer
Gillo Pontecorvo, Franco Solinas
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$1M
Languages
Arabic, English, French
Studio
Igor Film
Cast
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
Fouzia El Kader
Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Larbi Zekkal
Combattant FLN
Rouiched
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Noureddine Brahimi
Responsable FLN
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Larbi Ben M'hidi
Abderrahmane Brahimi
Le Marié de la Casbah
Fatiha Djoudi
La Mariée de la Casbah
Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
Tomasso Neri
Captain Dubois
Samia Kerbash
Fathia
Production
Company
Igor Film
Company
Casbah Film
Producer
Antonio Musu
Producer
Yacef Saâdi
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