The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

1966 it 121 minutes

Rating: 7.9

Plot

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.

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Cast

Brahim Hadjadj

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Yacef Saâdi

Yacef Saâdi

El-Hadi Jaffar

Fouzia El Kader

Fouzia El Kader

Halima

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Larbi Zekkal

Larbi Zekkal

Combattant FLN

Rouiched

Rouiched

The Drunk Man (uncredited)

Noureddine Brahimi

Noureddine Brahimi

Responsable FLN

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Larbi Ben M'hidi

Abderrahmane Brahimi

Abderrahmane Brahimi

Le Marié de la Casbah

Fatiha Djoudi

Fatiha Djoudi

La Mariée de la Casbah

Franco Moruzzi

Franco Moruzzi

Mahmoud (uncredited)

Tomasso Neri

Tomasso Neri

Captain Dubois

Samia Kerbash

Samia Kerbash

Fathia

Ugo Paletti

Ugo Paletti

Captain

Gene Wesson

Gene Wesson

(uncredited)

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