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The Battle of Algiers (1966)

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

La battaglia di Algeri
NR 121 minutes IT Drama , War , History
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
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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Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
Rouiched
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Noureddine Brahimi
Responsable FLN
Abderrahmane Brahimi
Le Marié de la Casbah
Larbi Zekkal
Combattant FLN
Fatiha Djoudi
La Mariée de la Casbah
Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
Tomasso Neri
Captain Dubois

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Production companies: Igor Film, Casbah Film
Production countries: Italy, Algeria
Budget: $800,000
Revenue: $964,028

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