Project Author: David Mills
June 23, 2025
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Igor Film, Casbah Film
The Battle of Algiers
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
Genre:
Drama, War, History
Runtime:
121
Released:
1966
Rating:
7.88
Budget:
Box Office:
WRITERS
Franco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo
FILM OVERVIEW
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.
DIRECTOR
Gillo Pontecorvo
GALLERY
PRODUCTION TEAM
Franco Solinas (Writer)
Gillo Pontecorvo (Original Music Composer)
Fred Baker (Executive Producer)
Gillo Pontecorvo (Director)
Yacef Saâdi (Producer)
Mario Morra (Editor)
Antonio Musu (Producer)
Ennio Morricone (Original Music Composer)
Mario Serandrei (Editor)
Gillo Pontecorvo (Writer)
CAST MEMBERS
Brahim Hadjadj
Jean Martin
Yacef Saâdi
Fouzia El Kader
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Larbi Zekkal
Rouiched
Noureddine Brahimi
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
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