The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Name: The Battle of Algiers
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1966-09-08
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti

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.

Released: 1966-09-08
Genres: Drama, War, History
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fouzia El Kader
Runtime: 122 min