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The Battle of Algiers
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
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.
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Checked Sep 5, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Brahim HadjadjAli La Pointe
Jean MartinColonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef SaâdiEl-Hadi Jaffar
Fouzia El KaderHalima
Mohamed Ben KassenPetit Omar
Si Mohamed BaghdadiLarbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)Credits
- Directed by
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Written by
- Franco Solinas, Franco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Original title
- La battaglia di Algeri
- Budget
- $800K
- Box office
- $964K
Production
- Igor FilmItaly
Casbah FilmAlgeria
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