The Battle of Algiers (1967)
Ratings:
7.9 (TMDb)
Released:
1966-09-08
Runtime:
121 min
Genres:
Drama, War, History
Countries:
Italy, Algeria
Director:
Gillo Pontecorvo
Actors:
Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Fouzia El Kader, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, Larbi Zekkal, Rouiched
Synopsis
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.
