The Battle of Algiers (1966)
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.
- Released
- 1966-09-08
- Genres
- Drama, War, History
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 from 944 votes
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)