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The Battle of Algiers

La battaglia di Algeri

1966·121'

Gillo Pontecorvo

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★ 7.9

Letterboxd TMDB #17295

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.

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Cast

Brahim Hadjadj Brahim Hadjadj Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin Jean Martin Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef Saâdi Yacef Saâdi El-Hadi Jaffar
Fouzia El Kader Fouzia El Kader Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen Mohamed Ben Kassen Petit Omar
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Larbi Zekkal Larbi Zekkal Combattant FLN
Rouiched Rouiched The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Noureddine Brahimi Noureddine Brahimi Responsable FLN
Si Mohamed Baghdadi Si Mohamed Baghdadi Larbi Ben M'hidi
Abderrahmane Brahimi Abderrahmane Brahimi Le Marié de la Casbah
Fatiha Djoudi La Mariée de la Casbah

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