The Battle of Algiers (1966)
- Original title:
- La battaglia di Algeri
- Directors:
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Producers:
- Antonio Musu, Yacef Saadi
- Cast:
- Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Rouiched (Ahmed Ayad), Ugo Paletti, Fusia El Kader, Mohamed Hadj Smaïn, Samia Kerbash, Noureddine Brahimi, Omar, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Gene Wesson, Larbi Zekkal, Si Mohamed Baghdadi, Fatiha Djoudi, ... Show all
Movie plot
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.
The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.
What is the movie The Battle of Algiers about?
The Battle of Algiers is a movie about Colonialism in Africa, Independentism, Terrorism.
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