The Battle of Algiers
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
Starring Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Yacef Saâdi, Fouzia El Kader, Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, Larbi Zekkal, Rouiched, Noureddine Brahimi, Si Mohamed Baghdadi, Abderrahmane Brahimi
Sad / lowParatrooper 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.
- Original title
- La battaglia di Algeri
- Original language
- Italian
- Screenplay
- Gillo Pontecorvo, Franco Solinas
- Music
- Ennio Morricone, Gillo Pontecorvo
- Cinematography
- Marcello Gatti
- Cast
- Fouzia El Kader, Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir, Larbi Zekkal, Rouiched, Noureddine Brahimi, Si Mohamed Baghdadi, Abderrahmane Brahimi, Jean Martin, Fatiha Djoudi
Updated July 22, 2026
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