The Battle of Algiers
“The Revolt that Stirred the World!”
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.
Genres
Drama, War, History
Studio
Igor Film
Language
it
Status
Released
How The Battle of Algiers performed
Budget
$800,000
Worldwide Gross
$964,028
Gross Profit
$164,028
Return
1.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$139K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Ali La Pointe
Brahim Hadjadj
Ali La Pointe
Petit Omar
Mohamed Ben Kassen
Petit Omar
El-Hadi Jaffar
Yacef Saâdi
El-Hadi Jaffar
Halima
Fouzia El Kader
Halima
Hadj Smaine Mohamed Seghir
Combattant FLN
Larbi Zekkal
Combattant FLN
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Rouiched
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Responsable FLN
Noureddine Brahimi
Responsable FLN
Larbi Ben M'hidi
Si Mohamed Baghdadi
Larbi Ben M'hidi
Le Marié de la Casbah
Abderrahmane Brahimi
Le Marié de la Casbah
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
Jean Martin
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
La Mariée de la Casbah
Fatiha Djoudi
La Mariée de la Casbah
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