The Battle of Algiers

"The Revolt that Stirred the World!"

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.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo

Cast

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe

Jean Martin

Colonel Philippe Mathieu

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Yacef Saâdi

El-Hadi Jaffar

Fouzia El Kader

Halima

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Larbi Zekkal

Combattant FLN

Rouiched

The Drunk Man (uncredited)