The Battle of Algiers poster

The Battle of Algiers

La battaglia di Algeri

19662h 2mDrama · War · History
directed by Gillo Pontecorvo

“The Revolt that Stirred the World!”

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7.9 / 10
898 votes
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8.1 / 10
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96 / 100
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Synopsis

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·Ali La Pointe
Mohamed Ben Kassen·Petit Omar
Yacef Saâdi·El-Hadi Jaffar
Fouzia El Kader·Halima
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir·–
Larbi Zekkal·Combattant FLN
Rouiched·The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Noureddine Brahimi·Responsable FLN
Si Mohamed Baghdadi·Larbi Ben M'hidi
Abderrahmane Brahimi·Le Marié de la Casbah