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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The Battle of Algiers

September 8, 1966

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Cast (17)

Ali La Pointe

El-Hadi Jaffar

Halima

Colonel Philippe Mathieu

Petit Omar

N/A

Combattant FLN

The Drunk Man (uncredited)

Responsable FLN

Larbi Ben M'hidi

Le Marié de la Casbah

La Mariée de la Casbah

Mahmoud (uncredited)

Captain Dubois

Fathia

Captain

(uncredited)

Crew (36)

Directing

Assistant Director

Director

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Writing

Writer

Writer

Production

Production Supervisor

Producer

Producer

Production Coordinator

Production Director

Executive Producer

Production Manager

Sound

Music Director

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

Sound Designer

Sound Designer

Art

Production Design

Camera

Camera Operator

Assistant Camera

Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Set Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist

Hairstylist

Crew

Unit Publicist

Special Effects

Second Unit

Unit Publicist

Unit Publicist

Editing

Editor

Editor

Assistant Editor

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Gaffer

Visual Effects

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