La batalla de Argel (1966)
Octubre de 1957. Los paracaidistas del coronel Mathieu rodean el refugio Ali-La-Pointe, responsable de la guerra de guerrillas urbana. Durante sus horas de reclusión forzada, Ali revive el viaje que lo llevó de la condición de delincuente a la de líder guerrillero del F.L.N. Noviembre de 1954, la organización terrorista inicia su actividad en Argelia; Fueron los primeros atentados con bombas en bares, estaciones de tren y cines de la “ciudad europea”. Ali se convierte en uno de los líderes de la organización, bajo la dirección de Ben M'Hidi, mientras los paracaidistas llegan a Argel recibidos por la población europea. El coronel Mathieu, aprovechando una huelga, entra en el barrio árabe y realiza las primeras detenciones...
Directora: Gillo Pontecorvo
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Brahim Hadjadj as Ali La Pointe |
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Jean Martin as Colonel Philippe Mathieu |
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Saadi Yacef as El-Hadi Jaffar |
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Fouzia El Kader as Halima |
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Mohamed Ben Kassen as Petit Omar |
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Mohamed Hadj Smaïn as |
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Larbi Zekkal as Combattant FLN |
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Rouiched as The Drunk Man (uncredited) |
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Noureddine Brahimi as Responsable FLN |
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Si Mohamed Baghdadi as Larbi Ben M'hidi |
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Abderrahmane Brahimi as Le Marié de la Casbah |
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Fatiha Djoudi as La Mariée de la Casbah |
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Franco Moruzzi as Mahmoud (uncredited) |
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Tomasso Neri as Captain Dubois |
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Samia Kerbash as Fathia |
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Ugo Paletti as Captain |
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Gene Wesson as (uncredited) |
| Production | Saadi Yacef | Producer |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Mario Morra | Editor |
| Writing | Gillo Pontecorvo | Writer |
| Production | Fred Baker | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Gillo Pontecorvo | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Gillo Pontecorvo | Director |
| Writing | Franco Solinas | Writer |
| Production | Antonio Musu | Producer |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
| Camera | Claudio Racca | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Silvano Mancini | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Nazzareno Belardinelli | Gaffer |
| Art | Sergio Canevari | Production Design |
| Editing | Anna Maria Montanari | First Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hamdi Mohamed | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Giustini | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Marcello Gatti | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ali Marok | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Kamel Djebara | Set Photographer |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Music Director |
| Crew | Matteo Spinola | Unit Publicist |
| Directing | Fernando Morandi | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Aldo Gasparri | Special Effects |
| Production | Sergio Merolle | Production Manager |
| Production | Mohamed Hadj Smaïn | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Giuliano Montaldo | Second Unit |
| Directing | Moussa Haddad | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Lina Caterini | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Mohamed Zinet | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Noureddine Brahimi | Production Director |
| Directing | Sarah Maldoror | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Omar Bouksani | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Alberto Bartolomei | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Enrico Lucherini | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Margherita Autuori | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Sarah Maldoror | Creative Consultant |