The Battle of Algiers
(1966)
★ 7.9 IMDb · 925 votes
Year: 1966
Runtime: 121 мин
Country: Italy, Algeria
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fouzia El Kader, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Si Mohamed Baghdadi, Franco Moruzzi, Tomasso Neri
Plot
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.