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The Battle of Algiers (1966)

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.

  • Drama
  • War
  • History

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Brahim HadjadjBrahim HadjadjAli La Pointe
  • Photo of Jean MartinJean MartinColonel Philippe Mathieu
  • Photo of Yacef SaâdiYacef SaâdiEl-Hadi Jaffar
  • Photo of Fouzia El KaderFouzia El KaderHalima
  • Photo of Mohamed Ben KassenMohamed Ben KassenPetit Omar
  • Photo of Hadj Smaine Mohamed SeghirHadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
  • Photo of Larbi ZekkalLarbi ZekkalCombattant FLN
  • Photo of RouichedRouichedThe Drunk Man (uncredited)
  • Photo of Noureddine BrahimiNoureddine BrahimiResponsable FLN
  • Photo of Si Mohamed BaghdadiSi Mohamed BaghdadiLarbi Ben M'hidi

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