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The Battle of Algiers  (1966)
The Revolt that Stirred the World!


7.9|8 Sept, 1966|121 min
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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.
Language

العربية, 

Français, 

English 


Budget$800,000
Revenue $964,028
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Keywords
revolution
algerian
insurrection
black and white
algiers, algeria
resistance fighter
north africa
algerian war (1954-62)
battle of algiers
struggle for independence
anti-colonialism
maghreb
djazair
independance war

Casts

Brahim Hadjadj
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef Saâdi
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
Fouzia El Kader
Fouzia El Kader
Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Larbi Zekkal
Larbi Zekkal
Combattant FLN
Rouiched
Rouiched
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Noureddine Brahimi
Noureddine Brahimi
Responsable FLN
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Larbi Ben M'hidi
Abderrahmane Brahimi
Abderrahmane Brahimi
Le Marié de la Casbah
Fatiha Djoudi
La Mariée de la Casbah
Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
Tomasso Neri
Captain Dubois
Samia Kerbash
Fathia
Ugo Paletti
Captain
Gene Wesson
(uncredited)

Crews

Gillo Pontecorvo
Gillo Pontecorvo
Director
Gillo Pontecorvo
Gillo Pontecorvo
Writer
Franco Solinas
Franco Solinas
Writer
Antonio Musu
Producer
Yacef Saâdi
Yacef Saâdi
Producer
Fred Baker
Fred Baker
Executive Producer
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Gillo Pontecorvo
Gillo Pontecorvo
Original Music Composer
Mario Morra
Mario Morra
Editor
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Sergio Canevari
Production Design
Hamdi Mohamed
Hairstylist
Maurizio Giustini
Makeup Artist
Silvano Mancini
Camera Operator
Marcello Gatti
Marcello Gatti
Director of Photography
Nazzareno Belardinelli
Gaffer
Claudio Racca
Camera Operator
Anna Maria Montanari
First Assistant Editor
Ali Marok
Ali Marok
Assistant Camera
Kamel Djebara
Kamel Djebara
Set Photographer
Sergio Merolle
Production Manager
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Production Supervisor
Fernando Morandi
Assistant Director
Giuliano Montaldo
Giuliano Montaldo
Second Unit
Moussa Haddad
Moussa Haddad
Assistant Director
Aldo Gasparri
Special Effects
Lina Caterini
Assistant Editor
Bruno Nicolai
Bruno Nicolai
Music Director
Matteo Spinola
Unit Publicist
Mohamed Zinet
Mohamed Zinet
Production Coordinator
Noureddine Brahimi
Noureddine Brahimi
Production Director
Sarah Maldoror
Sarah Maldoror
Assistant Director
Omar Bouksani
Sound Designer
Alberto Bartolomei
Sound Designer
Enrico Lucherini
Unit Publicist
Margherita Autuori
Margherita Autuori
Unit Publicist
Sarah Maldoror
Sarah Maldoror
Creative Consultant

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