The Battle of Algiers

7.9 hd 121m 1966

released:1966-09-08
genres: Drama, War, History
duration:121m
casts: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Fouzia El Kader, Mohamed Ben Kassen
Country: Italy, Algeria
Production: Igor Film, Casbah Film

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Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.

The Battle of Algiers

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