The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
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.
Cast
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Brahim Hadjadj
as Ali La Pointe
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Jean Martin
as Colonel Philippe Mathieu
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Yacef Saâdi
as El-Hadi Jaffar
- Samia Kerbash as Fathia
- Ugo Paletti as Captain
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Fouzia El Kader
as Halima
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Mohamed Ben Kassen
as Petit Omar
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Si Mohamed Baghdadi
as Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)
- Franco Moruzzi as Mahmoud (uncredited)
- Tomasso Neri as Captain Dubois (uncredited)
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Rouiched
as The Drunk Man (uncredited)
- Gene Wesson as (uncredited)
-
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
-
Larbi Zekkal
as Combattant FLN
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Noureddine Brahimi
as Responsable FLN
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Abderrahmane Brahimi
as Le Marié de la Casbah
- Fatiha Djoudi as La Mariée de la Casbah
Crew
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Gillo Pontecorvo
Director
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Marcello Gatti
Director of Photography
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Mario Morra
Editor
- Mario Serandrei Editor
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Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
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Gillo Pontecorvo
Original Music Composer
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Yacef Saâdi
Producer
- Antonio Musu Producer
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Franco Solinas
Writer
