The Battle of Algiers
War, History, Drama
DirectorGillo Pontecorvo
ProducerAntonio Musu, Yacef Saadi
DistributorRialto Pictures, Image Entertainment Inc., Criterion Collection, Rizzoli
Release DateSep 20, 1967, Wide
LanguageArabic
Runtime2h 5m
Introduction
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu (Jean Martin), a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to 1950s Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe (Brahim Haggiag), a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
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