The Battle of Algiers

Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.

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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

Crew

• Producer · Yacef Saâdi
• Director · Gillo Pontecorvo
• Producer · Antonio Musu