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MOVIE · 1966

The Battle of Algiers

Italian original · 122 min

★ 7.9 TMDB · 925 votes

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. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.

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Original title
La battaglia di Algeri
Release date
1966-09-08
Genres
Drama, War, History
Production countries
Italy, Algeria

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