The Battle of Algiers (1966)
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.
Directed by: Gillo Pontecorvo
Top Billed Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Yacef Saâdi
Runtime: 122 minutes
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Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
Fouzia El Kader
Halima
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
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
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Fatiha Djoudi
La Mariée de la Casbah
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Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
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Tomasso Neri
Captain Dubois
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Samia Kerbash
Fathia
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Ugo Paletti
Captain
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Gene Wesson
(uncredited)
