The Battle of Algiers
La battaglia di Algeri
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
Gillo Pontecorvo Director Marcello Gatti Director of Photography Mario Morra Editor Mario Serandrei Editor Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer Gillo Pontecorvo Original Music Composer Gillo Pontecorvo Writer Franco Solinas Writer Antonio Musu Producer Yacef Saâdi Producer Sergio Canevari Production Design
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