The Battle of Algiers
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.
Top Billed Cast
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
Fouzia El Kader
Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
Featured Crew
Gillo Pontecorvo
Director
Gillo Pontecorvo
Writer
Franco Solinas
Writer
Antonio Musu
Producer
Yacef Saâdi
Producer
Fred Baker
Executive Producer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Gillo Pontecorvo
Original Music Composer
Mario Morra
Editor
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Sergio Canevari
Production Design
Hamdi Mohamed
Hairstylist
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