The Battle of Algiers

Duration : 2 h 1 min

Status : Released

Description : 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.

Budget : 800,000

Revenue : 964,028

Release Date : Thu Sep 08 1966

Genres : Drama, War, History,