The Battle of Algiers
- Released on
- Runtime
- 121 mins
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.
Cast
- Brahim Hadjadj
- Yacef Saâdi
- Fouzia El Kader
- Jean Martin
- 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
