The Battle of Algiers
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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
Brahim HadjadjAli La Pointe
Mohamed Ben KassenPetit Omar
Yacef SaâdiEl-Hadi Jaffar
Fouzia El KaderHalima
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Larbi ZekkalCombattant FLN
RouichedThe Drunk Man (uncredited)
Noureddine BrahimiResponsable FLN
Si Mohamed BaghdadiLarbi Ben M'hidi
Abderrahmane BrahimiLe Marié de la Casbah
Jean MartinColonel Philippe MathieuFatiha DjoudiLa Mariée de la CasbahFranco MoruzziMahmoud (uncredited)Tomasso NeriCaptain DuboisSamia KerbashFathia
