La battaglia di Algeri (1966)
"The Revolt that Stirred the World!"

Title: The Battle of Algiers
Original Title: La battaglia di Algeri
Release Date: 1966-09-08
Status: Released
Rating: 7.9/10 (from 793 votes)
Language: IT
Genres: Drama, War, History
Production Companies: Igor Film, Casbah Film
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.
Cast

Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe

Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar

Fouzia El Kader
Halima

Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu

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