The Battle of Algiers
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
19662h 2m
- Drama
- War
- History
TMDB rating 7.9TMDB941 votes
Overview
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.
- Directed by
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Written by
- Franco Solinas
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Cast
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
Samia Kerbash
Fathia
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Facts
- Status
- Released
- Original title
- La battaglia di Algeri
- Original language
- Italian
- Budget
- $800K
- Revenue
- $964K
- Production companies
- Igor Film, Casbah Film
