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title: 'The Battle of Algiers (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gillo Pontecorvo'
released: '1966-08-31'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Algeria'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-battle-of-algiers-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058946/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Battle of Algiers (1966)

1966 · 117 min · Drama, War, History · Algeria, Italy

Original title: La Bataille d'alger

## Synopsis

The Battle of Algiers is a 1966 Italian-Algerian war film co-written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. It is based on action undertaken by rebels during the Algerian War (1954–1962) against the French government in North Africa, the most prominent being the eponymous Battle of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It was shot on location in a Roberto Rossellini-inspired newsreel style: in black and white with documentary-type editing to add to its sense of historical authenticity, with mostly non-professional actors who had lived through the real battle. The film's score was composed by Pontecorvo and Ennio Morricone. It is often associated with Italian neorealist cinema.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Saadi Yacef](https://cinepixo.com/people/saadi-yacef), [Gillo Pontecorvo](https://cinepixo.com/people/gillo-pontecorvo), [Franco Solinas](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-solinas)
- **Director:** [Gillo Pontecorvo](https://cinepixo.com/people/gillo-pontecorvo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Producer:** [Antonio Musu](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-musu)
- **Director of Photography:** [Marcello Gatti](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcello-gatti)
- **Editor:** [Mario Morra](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-morra)

## Cast

- [Jean Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-martin) as Colonel Philippe Mathieu
- [Larbi Zekkal](https://cinepixo.com/people/larbi-zekkal)
- [Brahim Hadjadj](https://cinepixo.com/people/brahim-hadjadj) as Ali Ammar
- [Fusia El Kader](https://cinepixo.com/people/fusia-el-kader) as Hassiba Ben Bouali
- [Mohamed Ben Kassen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohamed-ben-kassen) as Little Omar
- [Saadi Yacef](https://cinepixo.com/people/saadi-yacef) as El-Hadi Jafar

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