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The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Movie121minsRated M

IMDb8.1/ 10

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Availability checked 3 November 2026. Streaming availability data from JustWatch.

About The Battle of Algiers

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
Genres
Drama, History, War
Runtime
121mins
Rated
M
Director
Gillo Pontecorvo
Top cast
Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti

The Battle of Algiers release dates in Australia

DVD and Blu-ray in Australia

Release dates: TMDB.

Cast and crew of The Battle of Algiers

  • Brahim Hadjadjas Ali La Pointe
  • Jean Martinas Colonel Philippe Mathieu
  • Yacef Saâdias El-Hadi Jaffar
  • Samia Kerbashas Fathia
  • Ugo Palettias Captain
  • Fouzia El Kaderas Halima
  • Mohamed Ben Kassenas Petit Omar
  • Si Mohamed Baghdadias Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)
  • Franco Moruzzias Mahmoud (uncredited)
  • Tomasso Nerias Captain Dubois (uncredited)
  • Rouichedas The Drunk Man (uncredited)
  • Gene Wessonas (uncredited)
  • Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
  • Larbi Zekkalas Combattant FLN
  • Noureddine Brahimias Responsable FLN
Director
Gillo Pontecorvo
Writer
Franco Solinas
Story
Gillo Pontecorvo, Franco Solinas
Producer
Antonio Musu, Yacef Saâdi
Original Music Composer
Ennio Morricone, Gillo Pontecorvo
Director of Photography
Marcello Gatti

Cast and crew: TMDB.

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