The Battle of Algiers

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe

Jean Martin

Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Yacef Saâdi

El-Hadi Jaffar

Fouzia El Kader

Halima

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir

Larbi Zekkal

Combattant FLN

Rouiched

The Drunk Man (uncredited)

Noureddine Brahimi

Responsable FLN

Si Mohamed Baghdadi

Larbi Ben M'hidi