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The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

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DramaWarHistory

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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.

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Budget

$800000

Revenue

$964028

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

7.875/10

Release Date

08 September 1966

Country

Italy

Cast

Brahim Hadjadj

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Yacef Saâdi

Yacef Saâdi

El-Hadi Jaffar

Fouzia El Kader

Fouzia El Kader

Halima

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Larbi Zekkal

Larbi Zekkal

Combattant FLN

Rouiched

Rouiched

The Drunk Man (uncredited)

Noureddine Brahimi

Noureddine Brahimi

Responsable FLN

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Larbi Ben M'hidi

Abderrahmane Brahimi

Abderrahmane Brahimi

Le Marié de la Casbah

Fatiha Djoudi

Fatiha Djoudi

La Mariée de la Casbah

Franco Moruzzi

Franco Moruzzi

Mahmoud (uncredited)

Tomasso Neri

Tomasso Neri

Captain Dubois

Samia Kerbash

Samia Kerbash

Fathia

Ugo Paletti

Ugo Paletti

Captain

Gene Wesson

Gene Wesson

(uncredited)

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