The Battle of Algiers
1966/09/08 • $800,000 • Released • Arabic, English, French
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
Overview
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.
Director : Gillo Pontecorvo
Casts
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
Fouzia El Kader
Halima
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
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
Fatiha Djoudi
La Mariée de la Casbah
Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
Samia Kerbash
Fathia
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