The Battle of Algiers
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
Film19662h 2m
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- Director
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Language
- Italian
- Released
- 1966-09-08
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
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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.
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