The Battle of Algiers

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1966 · 122 min · NR · Drama · War · History · TMDB 7.9/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo

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