The Battle of Algiers

Sep 8, 1966

2h 1m

★ 7.9

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.

Genres

Drama

War

History

Production Companies

Igor Film

Casbah Film

The Battle of Algiers Trailers

Cast

Ali La Pointe

Brahim Hadjadj

Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Jean Martin

El-Hadi Jaffar

Yacef Saâdi

Halima

Fouzia El Kader

Petit Omar

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Combattant FLN

Larbi Zekkal

The Drunk Man (uncredited)

Rouiched

Responsable FLN

Noureddine Brahimi

Larbi Ben M'hidi

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

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