The Battle of Algiers

Name: The Battle of Algiers
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1966
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Yacef Saâdi, Fouzia El Kader, Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

1966 · 2h02 · Film

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

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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.

Updated July 22, 2026