The Battle of Algiers backdrop
The Battle of Algiers poster

The Battle of Algiers

1966 2h 1m Italian 8.1
Action, Drama, War
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it.—John Vogel

Cast

Mohamed Ben Kassen
Mohamed Ben Kassen
as Petit Omar
Tommaso Neri
Tommaso Neri
as Captain
Rouïched
Rouïched
as The Drunk Man
Fusia El Kader
Fusia El Kader
as Halima

Screenshots

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