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.

Directed by: Gillo Pontecorvo
Written by: Gillo Pontecorvo & Franco Solinas
Runtime: 121 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: The Revolt that Stirred the World!
Cast:
Brahim Hadjadj Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe 
Yacef Saâdi Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar 
Fouzia El Kader Fouzia El Kader
Halima 
Jean Martin Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu 
Mohamed Ben Kassen Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar 
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Also known as:
  • The Battle of Algiers
  • I mahi tou Algeriou
  • Cezayir Savaşı
  • 알제리 전투
  • Alžirska bitka
  • Aruje no Tatakai
  • Az algíri csata
  • Bitka za Alžir
  • De slag om Algiers
  • Maarakat madinat al Jazaer
  • Ma'rakat aljazaer
  • Nabard-e aljazeere
  • Slaget om Alger
  • Taistelu Algeriasta
  • Η μάχη του Αλγερίου
  • Битката за Алжир
  • Kampen om Algerie
  • معركة الجزائر