The Battle of Algiers
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- Runtime
- 121 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Brahim Hadjadj
- Jean Martin
- Yacef Saâdi
- Fouzia El Kader
- Mohamed Ben Kassen
- Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
- Larbi Zekkal
- Rouiched
- Noureddine Brahimi
- Si Mohamed Baghdadi
- Abderrahmane Brahimi
- Fatiha Djoudi
- Franco Moruzzi
- Tomasso Neri
- Samia Kerbash
- Ugo Paletti
- Gene Wesson
Director
- Gillo Pontecorvo
Producers
- Antonio Musu
- Yacef Saâdi
