The Battle of Algiers (1967)
Ratings:
7.9 (TMDb)
Released:
1966-09-08
Runtime:
2h 2m
Genres:
Drama, War, History
Countries:
Italy, Algeria
Director:
Gillo Pontecorvo
Actors:
Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fouzia El Kader, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Synopsis
Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French occupation. Paratrooper commander Colonel Phillippe Mathieu, a veteran of World War II and the First Indochina War, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings.