The Battle of Algiers
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
- Rated 7.9 out of 10
- Movie
- 1966
- 2h 2m
- Drama
- War
- History
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.
- Director
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Starring
- Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Samia Kerbash
Cast
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
Samia Kerbash
Fathia
Ugo Paletti
Captain
Fouzia El Kader
Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)
Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
Tomasso Neri
Captain Dubois (uncredited)
