The Battle of Algiers

Name: The Battle of Algiers
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1966-09-08
Duration: 2 h 2 min

1966 · 2h 2m · NR · IT · Italy

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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Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Writers: Franco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo
Release date: September 8, 1966
Runtime: 2h 2m
Original language: IT
Production countries: Italy, Algeria
Production companies: Igor Film, Casbah Film
Certification: NR
Budget: $800,000
Revenue: $964,028

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Keywords

revolutionalgerianalgiers, algeriaresistance fighterfrench colonialismalgerian war (1954-62)battle of algiersstruggle for independenceanti-colonialismdjazairindependance warurban guerilla