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The Battle of Algiers

78.78 %|Sep 8, 1966|Drama, War, History

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.

Featured Crew

Gillo Pontecorvo
Writer
Gillo Pontecorvo
Director
Mario Morra
Editor
Antonio Musu
Producer
Gillo Pontecorvo
Original Music Composer
Saadi Yacef
Producer
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Franco Solinas
Writer

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Cast

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Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
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Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
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Saadi Yacef
El-Hadi Jaffar
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Rouiched
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
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Noureddine Brahimi
Responsable FLN
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Abderrahmane Brahimi
Le Marié de la Casbah
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Larbi Zekkal
Combattant FLN
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Fatiha Djoudi
La Mariée de la Casbah
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Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
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Tomasso Neri
Captain Dubois
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Gene Wesson
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