The Battle of Algiers
La battaglia di Algeri
1966 · 2h 2m · Drama, History, War · Italy, Algeria · Rated 15 (GB)
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
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.
Directed by
Gillo PontecorvoWritten by
Franco Solinas7.8Smart score
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algerianalgerian war (1954-62)algiers, algeriaanti-colonialismbattle of algiersdjazairfrench colonialismindependance warresistance fighterrevolutionstruggle for independenceurban guerilla
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