The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

7.9 122 min Movie
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The Revolt that Stirred the World!

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.

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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
Samia Kerbash Samia Kerbash Fathia
Ugo Paletti Ugo Paletti Captain
Fouzia El Kader Fouzia El Kader Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen Mohamed Ben Kassen Petit Omar
Si Mohamed Baghdadi Si Mohamed Baghdadi Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)
Franco Moruzzi Franco Moruzzi Mahmoud (uncredited)
Tomasso Neri Tomasso Neri Captain Dubois (uncredited)
Rouiched Rouiched The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Gene Wesson Gene Wesson (uncredited)

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