The Battle of Algiers
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.
- Year: 1966
- Country: Italy, Algeria
- Genre: Drama, War, History
- Studio: Igor Film, Casbah Film
- Keyword: revolution, algerian, insurrection, black and white, algiers, algeria, resistance fighter, north africa, algerian war (1954-62), battle of algiers, struggle for independence, anti-colonialism, maghreb, djazair, independance war
- Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
- Cast: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Fouzia El Kader, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
