The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Original title: La battaglia di Algeri
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
- Genre: Drama · War · History
- Country: Italy · Algeria
- Runtime: 122 min
- Released: 1966-09-08
- TMDB rating: 7.9 / 10 (905)
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.
- Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
- Writer: Gillo Pontecorvo, Franco Solinas
- Music: Ennio Morricone, Gillo Pontecorvo
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Brahim Hadjadj is an Algerian actor best known for playing Ali La Pointe in Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers (1966). He was a non-professional actor cast directly from the streets of Algiers, and his raw performance became central to the film's documentary feel.
Saadi Yacef is an Algerian revolutionary and actor who led FLN operations in Algiers during the independence war. In Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers (1966), he played a character based on himself - and also co-produced the film. After independence he served as a senator in Algeria.
Gillo Pontecorvo (1919-2006) was an Italian film director who started out as a journalist and took part in the anti-fascist resistance. His film The Battle of Algiers (1966), shot in a raw documentary style, won the Golden Lion at Venice and became one of the most influential political films ever made. His work consis…
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