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The Battle of Algiers (1966)

122 min · Drama · War · History

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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The Battle of Algiers (1966)

IMDb8.17.9TMDB122 min

DramaWarHistory

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.

Themesalgerianalgerian war (1954-62)algiers, algeriaanti-colonialismbattle of algiers

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