The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
Overview
Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French occupation. Paratrooper commander Colonel Phillippe Mathieu, a veteran of World War II and the First Indochina War, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings.
- Franco SolinasWriter, Story
- Gillo PontecorvoStory
- Gillo PontecorvoDirector
StatusReleased
Original LanguageItalian
Original titleLa battaglia di Algeri
Budget$800,000.00
Revenue$964,028.00
Casts
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Saadi Yacef
El-Hadi Jaffar
Samia Kerbash
Fathia
Ugo Paletti
Captain
Fouzia El Kader
Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)
Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
Tomasso Neri
Captain Dubois (uncredited)
Rouiched
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Gene Wesson
(uncredited)
Mohamed Hadj Smaïn
Larbi Zekkal
Combattant FLN
Noureddine Brahimi
Responsable FLN
Abderrahmane Brahimi
Le Marié de la Casbah
Fatiha Djoudi
La Mariée de la Casbah