The Battle of Algiers

(1966)

September 8, 1966 • Drama, War, History

Runtime: 2h 2m

Not Rated

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French occupation. Paratrooper commander Colonel Phillippe Mathieu, a veteran of World War II and the First Indochina War, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings.

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