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The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
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Overview
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.
Rated NR | Length 121 minutes
Actors
Jean Martin | Brahim Hadjadj | Yacef Saadi | Fusia El Kader | Mohamed Ben Kassen | Rouïched | Noureddine Brahimi | Abderrahmane Brahimi | Larbi Zekkal | Fatiha Djoudi | Franco Moruzzi | Tomasso Neri | Samia Kerbash | Ugo Paletti | Gene Wesson