Genres
Duration
121 min
Director
Gillo Pontecorvo
Rating
7.9
Release Date
September 8, 1966
The Battle of Algiers
Original title: La battaglia di Algeri
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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.
The Battle of Algiers cast
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Brahim Hadjadj
Character:
Ali La Pointe
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Jean Martin
Character:
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
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Yacef Saâdi
Character:
El-Hadi Jaffar
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Fouzia El Kader
Character:
Halima
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Mohamed Ben Kassen
Character:
Petit Omar
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Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Character:
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Larbi Zekkal
Character:
Combattant FLN
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Rouiched
Character:
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
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Noureddine Brahimi
Character:
Responsable FLN
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Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Character:
Larbi Ben M'hidi
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Abderrahmane Brahimi
Character:
Le Marié de la Casbah
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Fatiha Djoudi
Character:
La Mariée de la Casbah
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Franco Moruzzi
Character:
Mahmoud (uncredited)
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Tomasso Neri
Character:
Captain Dubois
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Samia Kerbash
Character:
Fathia
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Ugo Paletti
Character:
Captain
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Gene Wesson
Character:
(uncredited)
