The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Name: The Battle of Algiers
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1966-09-08
Duration: 122 min
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

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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Released 1966-09-08 · 122 min · Drama, War, History

Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo

Cast

Brahim Hadjadj as Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin as Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef Saâdi as El-Hadi Jaffar
Samia Kerbash as Fathia
Ugo Paletti as Captain
Fouzia El Kader as Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen as Petit Omar
Si Mohamed Baghdadi as Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)
Franco Moruzzi as Mahmoud (uncredited)
Tomasso Neri as Captain Dubois (uncredited)
Rouiched as The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Gene Wesson as (uncredited)
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Larbi Zekkal as Combattant FLN
Noureddine Brahimi as Responsable FLN