The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Movie
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.
Directed By : Gillo Pontecorvo
Genres : Drama, War, History
Status : Released
Released : Sep 8, 1966
Tagline : The Revolt that Stirred the World!
Length : 122 minutes
Cast
Crew
- Producer : Yacef Saâdi
- Original Music Composer : Ennio Morricone
- Editor : Mario Morra
- Writer : Gillo Pontecorvo
- Executive Producer : Fred Baker
- Original Music Composer : Gillo Pontecorvo
- Director : Gillo Pontecorvo
- Writer : Franco Solinas
- Producer : Antonio Musu
- Editor : Mario Serandrei
- Camera Operator : Claudio Racca
- Camera Operator : Silvano Mancini
- Gaffer : Nazzareno Belardinelli
- Production Design : Sergio Canevari
- First Assistant Editor : Anna Maria Montanari
- Hairstylist : Hamdi Mohamed
- Makeup Artist : Maurizio Giustini
- Director of Photography : Marcello Gatti
- Assistant Camera : Ali Marok
- Set Photographer : Kamel Djebara
- Music Director : Bruno Nicolai
- Unit Publicist : Matteo Spinola
- Assistant Director : Fernando Morandi
- Special Effects : Aldo Gasparri
- Production Manager : Sergio Merolle
- Production Supervisor : Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
- Second Unit : Giuliano Montaldo
- Assistant Director : Moussa Haddad
- Assistant Editor : Lina Caterini
- Production Coordinator : Mohamed Zinet
- Production Director : Noureddine Brahimi
- Assistant Director : Sarah Maldoror
- Sound Designer : Omar Bouksani
- Sound Designer : Alberto Bartolomei
- Unit Publicist : Enrico Lucherini
- Unit Publicist : Margherita Autuori
- Creative Consultant : Sarah Maldoror