1966 Best Picture

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The Battle of Algiers

“The Revolt that Stirred the World!”

1966

122 min

Rated NR

8.1IMDB

96Metacritic

Overview

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. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.

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DramaWarHistory

Director

Gillo Pontecorvo

Cast

Brahim HadjadjJean MartinYacef SaâdiFouzia El KaderMohamed Ben KassenHadj Smaine Mohamed SeghirLarbi ZekkalRouiched

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Keywords

revolutionalgerianinsurrectionblack and whitealgiers, algeriaresistance fighternorth africaalgerian war (1954-62)battle of algiersstruggle for independenceanti-colonialismmaghrebdjazairindependance war