The Battle of Algiers

Plot

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.

Genres

Drama, War, History

Year

1966

Runtime

122 min

Director

Gillo Pontecorvo

Cast

Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fouzia El Kader, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Si Mohamed Baghdadi, Franco Moruzzi, Tomasso Neri

TMDB rating

7.9 / 10

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