The Battle of Algiers
(1966)

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

Released: 1966-09-08

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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.

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Brahim Hadjadj

as Ali La Pointe

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Yacef Saâdi

as El-Hadi Jaffar

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Jean Martin

as Colonel Philippe Mathieu

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Larbi Zekkal

as Combattant FLN

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Rouiched

as The Drunk Man (uncredited)

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Noureddine Brahimi

as Responsable FLN

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Si Mohamed Baghdadi

as Larbi Ben M'hidi

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Abderrahmane Brahimi

as Le Marié de la Casbah

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Fatiha Djoudi

as La Mariée de la Casbah

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Franco Moruzzi

as Mahmoud (uncredited)

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Tomasso Neri

as Captain Dubois

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Gene Wesson

as (uncredited)

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Fred Baker

Executive Producer

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Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

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Gillo Pontecorvo

Original Music Composer

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Sergio Canevari

Production Design

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Silvano Mancini

Camera Operator

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Claudio Racca

Camera Operator

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Anna Maria Montanari

First Assistant Editor

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Ali Marok

Assistant Camera

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Kamel Djebara

Set Photographer

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