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The Battle of Algiers 1966

122 min TMDB 7.9 Drama War History

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.

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Cast

  • Brahim Hadjadj as Ali La Pointe
  • Jean Martin as Colonel Philippe Mathieu
  • Yacef Saâdi as El-Hadi Jaffar
  • Samia Kerbash as Fathia
  • Ugo Paletti as Captain
  • Fouzia El Kader as Halima

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