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
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
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Samia Kerbash
Fathia
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Ugo Paletti
Captain
Fouzia El Kader
Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)
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Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
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Tomasso Neri
Captain Dubois (uncredited)
Rouiched
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
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Gene Wesson
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Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Larbi Zekkal
Combattant FLN
Noureddine Brahimi
Responsable FLN
Abderrahmane Brahimi
Le Marié de la Casbah
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Fatiha Djoudi
La Mariée de la Casbah
