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The Battle of Algiers

NR

1966

121 minutes

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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.

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Top Cast

Brahim Hadjadj headshot

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe

Yacef Saâdi headshot

Yacef Saâdi

El-Hadi Jaffar

Fouzia El Kader headshot

Fouzia El Kader

Halima

Jean Martin headshot

Jean Martin

Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Mohamed Ben Kassen headshot

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir headshot

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Larbi Zekkal headshot

Larbi Zekkal

Combattant FLN

Rouiched headshot

Rouiched

The Drunk Man (uncredited)

Noureddine Brahimi headshot

Noureddine Brahimi

Responsable FLN

Abderrahmane Brahimi headshot

Abderrahmane Brahimi

Le Marié de la Casbah

Fatiha Djoudi headshot

Fatiha Djoudi

La Mariée de la Casbah

Franco Moruzzi headshot

Franco Moruzzi

Mahmoud (uncredited)

Tomasso Neri headshot

Tomasso Neri

Captain Dubois

Samia Kerbash headshot

Samia Kerbash

Fathia

Ugo Paletti headshot

Ugo Paletti

Captain

Gene Wesson headshot

Gene Wesson

(uncredited)