The Battle of Algiers
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
7.9
921 votes
1966
2h 2m
Drama
War
History
Overview
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.
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
Top cast
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi JaffarS
Samia Kerbash
FathiaU
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)
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Larbi Zekkal
Combattant FLN
Noureddine Brahimi
Responsable FLN
Abderrahmane Brahimi
Le Marié de la CasbahF
Fatiha Djoudi
La Mariée de la CasbahDetails
Status
Released
Release date
September 8, 1966
Budget
$800K
Revenue
$964K
Language
Arabic, English, French
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