
Film · 1966 · 2h 2m
The Battle of Algiers
94 Quality · 27 Hype
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, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation.
By Gillo Pontecorvo
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