The Battle of Algiers poster
Director Gillo Pontecorvo
Writer Gillo Pontecorvo, Franco Solinas

The Battle of Algiers

Original Title: La battaglia di Algeri

Tagline: The Revolt that Stirred the World!

Release Date: 1966-09-08

Duration: 121 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Jean Martin
    Col. Mathieu
  • Gene Wesson
    (uncredited)
  • Yacef Saadi
    Djafar
  • Samia Kerbash
    One of the girls
  • Brahim Hadjadj
    Ali La Pointe
  • Ugo Paletti
    Captain
  • Fusia El Kader
    Halima
  • Mohamed Ben Kassen
    Petit Omar