The Battle of Algiers
Release Date: 1966-09-08
Rating : 7.868/10
Duration : 121 minutes
Genres : Drama, War, History
Director : Gillo Pontecorvo
Writer : Franco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo
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
Brahim Hadjadj
Jean Martin
Yacef Saâdi
Fouzia El Kader
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir