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The Battle of Algiers (1966)

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

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Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French occupation. Paratrooper commander Colonel Phillippe Mathieu, a veteran of World War II and the First Indochina War, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings.

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Cast

  • Brahim Hadjadj Brahim Hadjadj Ali La Pointe
  • Jean Martin Jean Martin Colonel Philippe Mathieu
  • Yacef Saâdi Yacef Saâdi El-Hadi Jaffar
  • Samia Kerbash Fathia
  • Ugo Paletti Captain
  • Fouzia El Kader Fouzia El Kader Halima
  • Mohamed Ben Kassen Mohamed Ben Kassen Petit Omar
  • Si Mohamed Baghdadi Si Mohamed Baghdadi Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)
  • Franco Moruzzi Mahmoud (uncredited)
  • Tomasso Neri Captain Dubois (uncredited)
  • Rouiched Rouiched The Drunk Man (uncredited)
  • Gene Wesson (uncredited)
  • Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
  • Larbi Zekkal Larbi Zekkal Combattant FLN
  • Noureddine Brahimi Noureddine Brahimi Responsable FLN
  • Abderrahmane Brahimi Abderrahmane Brahimi Le Marié de la Casbah
  • Fatiha Djoudi La Mariée de la Casbah

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