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The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers

The Revolt that Stirred the World!
Sep 08, 1966 2h 1m
7.9
792 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title The Battle of Algiers
Companies Igor Film, Casbah Film
Countries Italy, Algeria
Keywords revolution, algerian, insurrection, algiers, algeria, resistance fighter, north africa, algerian war (1954-62), battle of algiers, struggle for independence, anti-colonialism, maghreb, djazair, independance war
Brahim Hadjadj

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe
Yacef Saâdi

Yacef Saâdi

El-Hadi Jaffar
Jean Martin

Jean Martin

Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Larbi Zekkal

Larbi Zekkal

Combattant FLN
Rouiched

Rouiched

The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Noureddine Brahimi

Noureddine Brahimi

Responsable FLN
Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Larbi Ben M'hidi
Abderrahmane Brahimi

Abderrahmane Brahimi

Le Marié de la Casbah
Fatiha Djoudi

Fatiha Djoudi

La Mariée de la Casbah
Franco Moruzzi

Franco Moruzzi

Mahmoud (uncredited)
Tomasso Neri

Tomasso Neri

Captain Dubois
Gene Wesson

Gene Wesson

(uncredited)