The Battle of Algiers

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Brahim Hadjadj Ali La Pointe

Jean Martin Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Yacef Saâdi El-Hadi Jaffar

Samia Kerbash Fathia

Ugo Paletti Captain