The Battle of Algiers — Official Trailer

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.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo

• Brahim Hadjadj
  as Ali La Pointe
• Mohamed Ben Kassen
  as Petit Omar
• Yacef Saâdi
  as El-Hadi Jaffar
• Fouzia El Kader
  as Halima
• Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
  as —
• Larbi Zekkal
  as Combattant FLN

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