

Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French…
NR • Drama, War • Movie • 1966 • 2h 2m
Starring: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
The Battle of Algiers
Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French occupation. Paratrooper commander Colonel Phillippe Mathieu, a veteran of World War II and the First Indochina War, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings.
NR • Drama, War • Movie • 1966