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The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
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Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 121 minutes
Actors
Brahim Hadjadj | Jean Martin | Yacef Saadi | Fusia El Kader | Mohamed Ben Kassen | Mohamed Hadj Smaïn | Larbi Zekkal | Rouïched | Noureddine Brahimi | Si Mohamed Baghdadi | Abderrahmane Brahimi | Fatiha Djoudi | Franco Moruzzi | Tomasso Neri | Samia Kerbash | Ugo Paletti | Gene Wesson