The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
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.
Country: IT
Genre: Drama, War, History
Release: 1966-09-08
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Production: Igor Film, Casbah Film
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti
Tagline: The Revolt that Stirred the World!
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