The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Overview
Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French occupation. Paratrooper commander Colonel Phillippe Mathieu, a veteran of World War II and the First Indochina War, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings.
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At a glance
- Original title
- La battaglia di Algeri
- Release date
- August 31, 1966
- Runtime
- 2 h 2 m
- Genres
- Drama, War, History
- Country
- Italy, Algeria
- Director
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10
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)
