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The Battle of Algiers (1966)

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Drama History War

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

Release Date: 1966, September 8
Directors: Gillo Pontecorvo
Countries: Algeria, Italy
Production: Igor Film, Casbah Film
Cast: Jean Martin, Franco Moruzzi, Yacef Saâdi, Larbi Zekkal, Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Fouzia El Kader, Noureddine Brahimi, Fatiha Djoudi, Rouiched, Si Mohamed Baghdadi, Abderrahmane Brahimi

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.

Keywords:

resistance fighter struggle for independence revolution anti-colonialism french colonialism algerian war (1954-62) algerian djazair algiers, algeria battle of algiers independance war urban guerilla