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The Battle of Algiers (1966)

The Revolt that Stirred the World!

Genre : Drama, War, History

Runtime : 2H 1M

Director : Gillo Pontecorvo

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Brahim Hadjadj
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Jean Martin
Jean Martin
Col. Mathieu
Yacef Saadi
Yacef Saadi
Djafar
Samia Kerbash
Samia Kerbash
One of the girls
Ugo Paletti
Ugo Paletti
Captain
Fusia El Kader
Fusia El Kader
Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
Gene Wesson
Gene Wesson
(uncredited)

Crews

Gillo Pontecorvo
Gillo Pontecorvo
Director
Gillo Pontecorvo
Gillo Pontecorvo
Writer
Franco Solinas
Franco Solinas
Writer
Antonio Musu
Antonio Musu
Producer
Yacef Saadi
Yacef Saadi
Producer
Fred Baker
Fred Baker
Executive Producer
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Gillo Pontecorvo
Gillo Pontecorvo
Original Music Composer
Mario Morra
Mario Morra
Editor
Mario Serandrei
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Sergio Canevari
Sergio Canevari
Production Design
Hamdi Mohamed
Hamdi Mohamed
Hairstylist
Maurizio Giustini
Maurizio Giustini
Makeup Artist
Silvano Mancini
Silvano Mancini
Camera Operator
Marcello Gatti
Marcello Gatti
Director of Photography
Nazzareno Belardinelli
Nazzareno Belardinelli
Gaffer
Claudio Racca
Claudio Racca
Camera Operator
Anna Maria Montanari
Anna Maria Montanari
First Assistant Editor
Sergio Merolle
Sergio Merolle
Production Manager
Mohamed Hadj Smaïn
Mohamed Hadj Smaïn
Production Supervisor
Fernando Morandi
Fernando Morandi
Assistant Director
Giuliano Montaldo
Giuliano Montaldo
Second Unit
Moussa Haddad
Moussa Haddad
Assistant Director
Aldo Gasparri
Aldo Gasparri
Special Effects
Lina Caterini
Lina Caterini
Assistant Editor
Bruno Nicolai
Bruno Nicolai
Music Director
Matteo Spinola
Matteo Spinola
Unit Publicist
Sarah Maldoror
Sarah Maldoror
Assistant Director
Omar Bouksani
Omar Bouksani
Sound Designer
Alberto Bartolomei
Alberto Bartolomei
Sound Designer
Enrico Lucherini
Enrico Lucherini
Unit Publicist
Margherita Autuori
Margherita Autuori
Unit Publicist
Nour-Eddine Brahimi
Nour-Eddine Brahimi
Production Manager

Trailers and other movies

Spike Lee, Mira Nair, and Steven Soderbergh on The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers - Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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