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The Battle of Algiers
(1966)
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Top 250 #192
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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Cast
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Brahim Hadjadj | ... |
Ali La Pointe
(as Brahim Haggiag)
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Jean Martin | ... | |
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Yacef Saadi | ... |
Djafar
(as Saadi Yacef)
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Samia Kerbash | ... |
One of the girls
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Ugo Paletti | ... |
Captain
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Fusia El Kader | ... |
Halima
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Omar | ||
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Mohamed Ben Kassen | ... |
Petit Omar
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Storyline
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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The Revolt that Stirred the World! See more »Parents Guide:
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A Batalha de Argel See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$64,870 (USA) (11 January 2004) (6 Screens)Gross:
$815,345 (USA) (12 September 2004)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Col. Mathieu: And those who explode bombs in public places, do they respect the law perhaps? When you put that question to Ben M'Hidi, remember what he said?
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The character of Col. Matthieu is loosely based on the real life General Jacques Massu. Right-wing elements in the French Army, led by General Massu seized power in Algiers and threatened to conduct an assault on Paris, involving paratroopers and armored forces based at Rambouillet, unless Charles de Gaulle was placed in charge of the Republic of France. See more »Goofs
Continuity: Ali's first assignment is to assault a police officer. During this, the cop's hat falls to the ground, and the position of the hat changes between cuts. See more »Quotes
Journalist: The law's often inconvenient, Colonel.Col. Mathieu: And those who explode bombs in public places, do they respect the law perhaps? When you put that question to Ben M'Hidi, remember what he said?
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