The Battle of Algiers poster

Movie profile

The Battle of Algiers

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

7.9/ 1019662h 2mNR

DramaWarHistory

Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French occupation. Paratrooper commander Colonel Phillippe Mathieu, a veteran of World War II and the First Indochina War, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings.

Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo

Visual gallery

Behind the frames

8 stills

The Battle of Algiers still 1

The Battle of Algiers still 2

The Battle of Algiers still 3

The Battle of Algiers still 4

The Battle of Algiers still 5

The Battle of Algiers still 6

The Battle of Algiers still 7

The Battle of Algiers still 8

The cast

Faces behind the story

Brahim Hadjadj

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Yacef Saâdi

Yacef Saâdi

El-Hadi Jaffar

Samia Kerbash

Fathia

Ugo Paletti

Captain

Fouzia El Kader

Fouzia El Kader

Halima

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)