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The Battle of Algiers ()

La battaglia di Algeri (original title)
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In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 5 nominations.
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Ali La Pointe (as Brahim Haggiag)
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Col. Mathieu
Yacef Saadi ...
Djafar (as Saadi Yacef)
Samia Kerbash ...
Fathia
Ugo Paletti ...
Captain
Fouzia El Kader ...
Halima (as Fusia El Kader)
Mohamed Ben Kassen ...
Petit Omar (as Petit Omar)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Franco Moruzzi ...
Mahmoud (uncredited)
Tommaso Neri ...
Captain (uncredited)
Rouiched ...
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Gene Wesson ...
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Directed by

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Gillo Pontecorvo

Written by

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Franco Solinas ... (written by)
 
Franco Solinas ... (story) (as F. Solinas) and
Gillo Pontecorvo ... (story) (as G. Pontecorvo)

Produced by

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Fred Baker ... executive producer (uncredited)
Antonio Musu ... producer (produced by)
Yacef Saadi ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Ennio Morricone
Gillo Pontecorvo

Cinematography by

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Marcello Gatti ... director of photography

Editing by

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Mario Morra
Mario Serandrei

Editorial Department

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Lina Caterini ... second assistant editor
Anna Maria Montanari ... first assistant editor

Production Design by

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Sergio Canevari

Set Decoration by

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Sergio Canevari

Costume Design by

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Giovanni Axerio ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Maurizio Giustini ... key makeup artist
Hamdi Mohamed ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Noureddine Brahimi ... production manager
Lakhdar-Toumi Edine ... production supervisor
Abdenour Essed ... production supervisor
Sergio Merolle ... production manager
Rolando Pieri ... production manager
Mohamed Hadj Smaïn ... production supervisor (uncredited)

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Moussa Haddad ... assistant director
Giuliano Montaldo ... second unit director
Fernando Morandi ... assistant director
Sarah Maldoror ... assistant director (uncredited)

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Tarcisio Diamanti ... construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Alberto Bartolomei ... sound synchronisation
Alessandro Biancani ... audio restorer
Omar Bouksani ... sound technician

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Aldo Gasparri ... special effects (uncredited)

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Belkacem Bazi ... assistant camera
Nazzareno Belardinelli ... gaffer
Silvano Mancini ... camera operator
Alfredo Marchetti ... key grip
Ali Marok ... assistant camera (as Ali Maroc)
Claudio Racca ... camera operator: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Giovanni Axerio ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Bruno Nicolai ... conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Alfredo Di Santo ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Margherita Autuori ... unit publicist (as Rossetti)
Alfredo Di Santo ... production secretary
Kamel Djebara ... Production Photographer
Enrico Lucherini ... unit publicist (as Lucherini)
Mario Maestrelli ... administrator
Matteo Spinola ... unit publicist (as Spinola)
Giampiero Albertini ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Gino Baghetti ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Cesare Barbetti ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Manlio De Angelis ... voice dubbing: Brahim Haggiag (uncredited)
Flaminia Jandolo ... voice dubbing: Mohamed Ben Kassen (uncredited)
Pino Locchi ... voice dubbing: Yacef Saadi (uncredited)
Nino Marchetti ... voice dubbing: Tommaso Neri (uncredited)
Mario Mastria ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Glauco Onorato ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Renzo Palmer ... voice dubbing: Ugo Paletti (uncredited)
Giuseppe Rinaldi ... voice dubbing: Jean Martin (uncredited)
Maria Saccenti ... voice dubbing: Samia Kerbash (uncredited)
Rita Savagnone ... voice dubbing: Fusia El Kader (uncredited)
Sergio Tedesco ... voice dubbing: Franco Moruzzi (uncredited)
Massimo Turci ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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

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Taglines The French Colonel...who was forced even to torture! One of the many women...who stopped at nothing to win! The Algerian Street Boy...who became a rebel hero! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Maarakat madinat al Jazaer (Algeria, Arabic title)
  • The Battle of Algiers (Canada, English title)
  • The Battle of Algiers (United States)
  • The Battle of Algiers (World-wide, English title)
  • The Battle of Algiers (United Kingdom)
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Runtime
  • 121 min
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Box Office

Budget $800,000 (estimated)

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Trivia One of the few films in Oscar history to be a nominee in two separate non-consecutive years. It was a foreign film nominee for 1966, and then a nominee for screenplay and direction for 1968. See more »
Goofs In the final scenes of the film, showing the mass street protests, the French police are backed up by armored vehicles that are, in fact, Soviet-made SU-100 tank destroyers. These were part of the Algerian military when the film was made in 1966 after independence, but would not have been present or used by the French at any time. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019). See more »
Soundtracks St. Matthew Passion BWV 244, 1st movement See more »
Crazy Credits The credits for the French release, which are used for contemporary versions of the film, differ from the credits in the original Italian release. In the original credits, Brahim Hadjadj is below Jean Martin and Yacef Saadi, Tommaso Neri is billed as one of the leads, Franco Moruzzi is credited, and Samia Kerbash is given the surname "Michele". The French release gives Hadjadj top billing, removes Neri and Moruzzi from the credits, and refers to Kerbash by her correct surname. See more »
Quotes Ben M'Hidi: It's hard to start a revolution. Even harder to continue it. And hardest of all to win it. But, it's only afterwards, when we have won, that the true difficulties begin. In short, Ali, there's still much to do.
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