Title: The Battle of Algiers (La battaglia di Algeri)
Release Date: 1966-09-08
IMDB ID: tt0058946
Vote Average: 7.882 (878 votes)
Overview: Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj (Ali La Pointe), Jean Martin (Colonel Philippe Mathieu), Yacef Saâdi (El-Hadi Jaffar), Fouzia El Kader (Halima), Mohamed Ben Kassen (Petit Omar), Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir (),
Crew: Gillo Pontecorvo (Director), Franco Solinas (Writer), Antonio Musu (Producer), Yacef Saâdi (Producer), Fred Baker (Executive Producer), Ennio Morricone (Original Music Composer),
Release Date: 1966-09-08
IMDB ID: tt0058946
Vote Average: 7.882 (878 votes)
Overview: Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj (Ali La Pointe), Jean Martin (Colonel Philippe Mathieu), Yacef Saâdi (El-Hadi Jaffar), Fouzia El Kader (Halima), Mohamed Ben Kassen (Petit Omar), Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir (),
Crew: Gillo Pontecorvo (Director), Franco Solinas (Writer), Antonio Musu (Producer), Yacef Saâdi (Producer), Fred Baker (Executive Producer), Ennio Morricone (Original Music Composer),