The Battle of Algiers
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
1966-09-08 | 121 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Brahim HadjadjAli La Pointe
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Jean MartinColonel Philippe Mathieu
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Yacef SaâdiEl-Hadi Jaffar
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Fouzia El KaderHalima
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Mohamed Ben KassenPetit Omar
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Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
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Larbi ZekkalCombattant FLN
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RouichedThe Drunk Man (uncredited)
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Noureddine BrahimiResponsable FLN
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Si Mohamed BaghdadiLarbi Ben M'hidi
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Abderrahmane BrahimiLe Marié de la Casbah
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