The Battle of Algiers Backdrop

The Battle of Algiers

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.

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Box Office

Budget: $800,000
Revenue: $964,028
ROI: +20.5%

Verdict: Break Even

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Gillo Pontecorvo (Director)
> Marcello Gatti (Director of Photography)
> Fernando Morandi (Assistant Director)
> Moussa Haddad (Assistant Director)
> Bruno Nicolai (Music Director)
> Noureddine Brahimi (Production Director)
> Sarah Maldoror (Assistant Director)

Writers

> Franco Solinas (Writer)
> Gillo Pontecorvo (Writer)