
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.
- Year: 1966
- Country: Italy, Algeria
- Genre: Drama, War, History
- Studio: Igor Film, Casbah Film
- Keyword: 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
- Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
- Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Fouzia El Kader, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir