Watch NowThe Battle of Algiers (1966)
15
16/02/1971 (GB)
Drama, War, History
2h 1m
- 79% (813 votes)
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The Revolt that Stirred the World!
Overview
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.
- Gillo PontecorvoDirector, Writer
- Franco SolinasWriter
Original Title
La battaglia di Algeri
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
$800,000
Revenue
$964,028
Keywords
- revolution
- algerian
- insurrection
- black and white
- algiers, algeria
- resistance fighter
- north africa
- algerian war (1954-62)
- battle of algiers
- struggle for independence
- anti-colonialism
- maghreb
- djazair
- independance war
Top Billed 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
Larbi Zekkal
Combattant FLN
Rouiched
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Noureddine Brahimi
Responsable FLN
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Larbi Ben M'hidi
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