The Battle of Algiers (1966)

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1966-09-08 Italy, Algeria 121 Min. PG-13
7.877 808 votes
Drama, War, History

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.

Cast

Brahim Hadjadj is Ali La Pointe
Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin is Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef Saâdi is El-Hadi Jaffar
El-Hadi Jaffar
Fouzia El Kader is Halima
Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen is Petit Omar
Petit Omar
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir is
Larbi Zekkal is Combattant FLN
Combattant FLN
Rouiched is The Drunk Man (uncredited)
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Noureddine Brahimi is Responsable FLN
Responsable FLN
Si Mohamed Baghdadi is Larbi Ben M'hidi
Larbi Ben M'hidi
Abderrahmane Brahimi is Le Marié de la Casbah
Le Marié de la Casbah
Fatiha Djoudi is La Mariée de la Casbah
La Mariée de la Casbah
Franco Moruzzi is Mahmoud (uncredited)
Mahmoud (uncredited)
Tomasso Neri is Captain Dubois
Captain Dubois
Samia Kerbash is Fathia
Fathia
Ugo Paletti is Captain
Captain
Gene Wesson is (uncredited)
(uncredited)

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