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The Battle of Algiers

Gillo Pontecorvo

1966 • 2h 2m

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 ...

The Battle of Algiers

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Cast

Brahim Hadjadj

Brahim HadjadjAli La Pointe

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Mohamed Ben KassenPetit Omar

Yacef Saâdi

Yacef SaâdiEl-Hadi Jaffar

Fouzia El Kader

Fouzia El KaderHalima

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Larbi Zekkal

Larbi ZekkalCombattant FLN

Rouiched

RouichedThe Drunk Man (uncredited)

Noureddine Brahimi

Noureddine BrahimiResponsable FLN

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Si Mohamed BaghdadiLarbi Ben M'hidi

Abderrahmane Brahimi

Abderrahmane BrahimiLe Marié de la Casbah

Jean Martin

Jean MartinColonel Philippe Mathieu

Fatiha DjoudiLa Mariée de la Casbah

Franco MoruzziMahmoud (uncredited)

Tomasso NeriCaptain Dubois

Samia KerbashFathia

Crew

Franco Solinas

Franco SolinasWriter

Gillo Pontecorvo

Gillo PontecorvoOriginal Music Composer

Fred Baker

Fred BakerExecutive Producer

Yacef Saâdi

Yacef SaâdiProducer

Mario Morra

Mario MorraEditor

Ennio Morricone

Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer

Marcello Gatti

Marcello GattiDirector of Photography

Ali Marok

Ali MarokAssistant Camera

Kamel Djebara

Kamel DjebaraSet Photographer

Giuliano Montaldo

Giuliano MontaldoSecond Unit

Moussa Haddad

Moussa HaddadAssistant Director

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Hadj Smaine Mohamed SeghirProduction Supervisor

Bruno Nicolai

Bruno NicolaiMusic Director

Mohamed Zinet

Mohamed ZinetProduction Coordinator

Noureddine Brahimi

Noureddine BrahimiProduction Director

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