Film

The Battle of Algiers

1966 · 2h 2m · Drama · War · History

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

IMDb

8.1

Rotten Tomatoes

99%

Metacritic

96

Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, 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.

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Yacef Saâdi

El-Hadi Jaffar

Fouzia El Kader

Halima

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Larbi Zekkal

Combattant FLN

Rouiched

The Drunk Man (uncredited)

Noureddine Brahimi

Responsable FLN

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Larbi Ben M'hidi

Abderrahmane Brahimi

Le Marié de la Casbah

Jean Martin

Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Fatiha Djoudi

La Mariée de la Casbah

Franco Moruzzi

Mahmoud (uncredited)

Tomasso Neri

Captain Dubois

Samia Kerbash

Fathia

Ugo Paletti

Captain

• Gillo PontecorvoWriter · Original Music Composer · Director
• Franco SolinasWriter
• Yacef SaâdiProducer
• Antonio MusuProducer
• Fred BakerExecutive Producer
• Marcello GattiDirector of Photography
• Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
• Mario MorraEditor
• Mario SerandreiEditor

The Battle of Algiers - Trailer

Release date

September 8, 1966

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

2h 2m

Rated

NR

Budget

$800,000

Revenue

$964,028

Genres

Drama, War, History

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