The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

  • Genre: Drama, War, History
  • Release Date: 1966-09-08
  • User Rating: 7.9/10 from 761 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 1min
  • Language: العربية
  • Production Company: Igor Film
  • Production Country: Italy, Algeria
  • Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
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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.

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  • Brahim Hadjadj

    as Ali La Pointe

  • Yacef Saâdi

    as El-Hadi Jaffar

  • Fouzia El Kader

    as Halima

  • Jean Martin

    as Colonel Philippe Mathieu

  • Mohamed Ben Kassen

    as Petit Omar

  • Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

    as

  • Larbi Zekkal

    as Combattant FLN

  • Rouiched

    as The Drunk Man (uncredited)

  • Noureddine Brahimi

    as Responsable FLN

  • Abderrahmane Brahimi

    as Le Marié de la Casbah

  • Fatiha Djoudi

    as La Mariée de la Casbah

  • Franco Moruzzi

    as Mahmoud (uncredited)

  • Tomasso Neri

    as Captain Dubois

  • Samia Kerbash

    as Fathia

  • Ugo Paletti

    as Captain

  • Gene Wesson

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

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