Battle of Algiers
1966 · Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
Drama, War, History
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,
Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Fouzia El Kader
