The Battle of Algiers (2016)

  • NR
  • 10/07/2016 (US)
  • Drama, War, History
  • 2h 1m

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

Overview

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.

Gillo Pontecorvo

Director, Writer

Franco Solinas

Writer

Cast

Brahim Hadjadj's headshot

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe
Yacef Saâdi's headshot

Yacef Saâdi

El-Hadi Jaffar
Fouzia El Kader's headshot

Fouzia El Kader

Halima
Jean Martin's headshot

Jean Martin

Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Mohamed Ben Kassen's headshot

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir's headshot

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Larbi Zekkal's headshot

Larbi Zekkal

Combattant FLN
Rouiched's headshot

Rouiched

The Drunk Man (uncredited)

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