The Battle of Algiers

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Gillo Pontecorvo

Featured 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

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Cold War

1945

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