Film
The Battle of Algiers
1966Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
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- Runtime
- 2h 2m
About The Battle of Algiers
- Drama
- War
- History
Synopsis
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
- Writers
- Franco Solinas
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Original title
- La battaglia di Algeri
