The Battle of Algiers

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(727 votes)

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.

Country:

Italy,

Algeria

Genre:

Drama,

War,

History

Duration:

121 minutes

Year:

1966

Director:

Gillo Pontecorvo

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Company:

Igor Film,

Casbah Film

Budget:

$800,000

Revenue:

$964,028

Cast:
Jean Martin

Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe

Saadi Yacef

El-Hadi Jaffar

Fouzia El Kader

Halima

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Crew:
Gillo Pontecorvo

Writer

Franco Solinas

Writer

Fred Baker

Executive Producer

Gillo Pontecorvo

Original Music Composer

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer