The Battle of Algiers

Synopsis

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.

Director

Gillo Pontecorvo

Written by

Franco Solinas

Music

Gillo Pontecorvo

Studio

Igor Film

Released

8 September 1966

Genres

Drama, War, History