The Battle of Algiers
810 reviews
Drama/War
2h 1m
1966
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty...
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Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.
- DirectorGillo Pontecorvo
- Release8 September 1966
- Genre
- Duration2h 1m
- Budget$800,000
- Revenue$964,028
- Rate810 reviews
- Productions
Igor Film, Casbah Film
Cast

Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe

Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar

Fouzia El Kader
Halima

Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar

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
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