Poster for The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers

1966, drama, history, war

121 minutes

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...

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Cast

Brahim Hadjadj

Ali La Pointe

Jean Martin

Jean Martin

Col. Mathieu

Yacef Saadi

Djafar

Samia Kerbash

One of the girls

Ugo Paletti

Captain

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Petit Omar

Gene Wesson

(uncredited)

Crew

Art

Sergio Canevari

Production design

Camera

Claudio Racca

Camera operator

Silvano Mancini

Camera operator

Costume and make-up

Hamdi Mohamed

Hairstylist

Maurizio Giustini

Makeup artist

Crew

Directing

Gillo Pontecorvo

Gillo Pontecorvo

Director

Editing

Mario Morra

Editor

Lighting

Production

Fred Baker

Fred Baker

Executive producer

Yacef Saadi

Producer

Antonio Musu

Producer

Sound

Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone

Original music composer

Gillo Pontecorvo

Gillo Pontecorvo

Original music composer

Alberto Bartolomei

Sound designer

Omar Bouksani

Sound designer

Writing

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Largescale poster for The Battle of Algiers

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