The Battle of Algiers

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe

Age : 62 | Popularity : 3%

Jean Martin

Col. Mathieu

Age : 86 | Popularity : 5%

Yacef Saadi

Djafar

Age : 96 | Popularity : 3%

Samia Kerbash

One of the girls

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ugo Paletti

Captain

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Fusia El Kader

Halima

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Gene Wesson

(uncredited)

Age : 54 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Franco Solinas Gillo Pontecorvo
Sound	Original Music Composer	Ennio Morricone Gillo Pontecorvo
	Music Director	Bruno Nicolai
	Sound Designer	Alberto Bartolomei Omar Bouksani
Production	Executive Producer	Fred Baker
	Producer	Yacef Saadi Antonio Musu
	Production Manager	Sergio Merolle Nour-Eddine Brahimi
	Production Supervisor	Mohamed Hadj Smaïn
Editing	Editor	Mario Serandrei Mario Morra
	First Assistant Editor	Anna Maria Montanari
	Assistant Editor	Lina Caterini
Camera	Director of Photography	Marcello Gatti
	Camera Operator	Claudio Racca Silvano Mancini
Crew	Special Effects	Aldo Gasparri
	Second Unit	Giuliano Montaldo
	Unit Publicist	Matteo Spinola Margherita Autuori Enrico Lucherini
Art	Production Design	Sergio Canevari
Directing	Director	Gillo Pontecorvo
	Assistant Director	Sarah Maldoror Fernando Morandi Moussa Haddad
Costume & Make-Up	Hairstylist	Hamdi Mohamed
	Makeup Artist	Maurizio Giustini
Lighting	Gaffer	Nazzareno Belardinelli
Department	Role	Name

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