The Battle of Algiers
Drama, War, History
1966, IT, DZ
2h 1m
About
Jean Martin
Larbi Zekkal
Rouiched
Brahim Hadjadj
Yacef Saâdi
Fouzia El Kader
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Noureddine Brahimi
Abderrahmane Brahimi
Gillo Pontecorvo
Tagline
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
Where to Watch
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Overview
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.
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