The Battle of Algiers
“The Revolt that Stirred the World!”
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.
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Cast
17 people
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Known for
The Stranger
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Known for
The King and the Mockingbird
My Name Is Nobody
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
Samia Kerbash
Fathia
No other roles listed
Ugo Paletti
Captain
No other roles listed
Fouzia El Kader
Halima
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)
Franco Moruzzi
Mahmoud (uncredited)
Known for
Massacre Time
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Tomasso Neri
Captain Dubois (uncredited)
Rouiched
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Also in
Hassan Terro
Hassan Taxi
Gene Wesson
(uncredited)
Also in
Satan's Bed
The Uninhibited
Gillo Pontecorvo Director · Franco Solinas Writer Ennio Morricone Composer
Worldwide gross $964K · Budget $800K · United States release March 13, 1967
Box office
Budget
$800,000
Worldwide gross
$964,028
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Igor Film
Production
Casbah Film
Production
Italy · Algeria
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Languages
Original title
La battaglia di Algeri
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 1966
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 8, 1966
Theatrical
United States · March 13, 1967
Theatrical
United States
October 7, 2016 · Limited theatrical · New York City, Los Angles & Washington
Algeria
October 27, 1966 · Theatrical · Algiers
Argentina
September 19, 1968 · Theatrical
Australia
September 23, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
July 12, 1982 · Theatrical
France
July 15, 1970 · Theatrical
March 4, 2003 · Physical · DVD
January 1, 2013 · Digital · VOD
October 27, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
August 14, 1970 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 26, 1971 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 25, 2010 · Physical · Nederland 2
June 28, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 18, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
June 1, 1983 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 15, 2009 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 13, 1967 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 16, 1971 · Theatrical
August 31, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Uruguay
November 21, 1968 · Theatrical
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