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The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Name: The Battle of Algiers
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Released: 1966
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Yacef Saâdi, Fouzia El Kader, Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Drama, War, History / 122 min / NR

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.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo

M Blend 8.9