The Battle of Algiers(1966)

Name: The Battle of Algiers
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1966
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 8.1

“The Revolt that Stirred the World!”

8.1IMDb

99%Rotten Tomatoes

96Metascore

DramaWarHistory2h 2m

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.