THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS
aka LA BATTAGLIA DI ALGERI

Year: 1966
UK: Maiden Voyage Pictures
Cast: Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fusia El Kader, Omar, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Michele Kerbash, Franco Morici, Tommaso Neri, Gene Wesson
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Countries: Italy / Algeria
Languages: French / Arabic / English (English subtitles)
UK: 117 mins
UK Certificate: 15 contains some strong torture scenes and moderate violence
UK Release Date: 11 May 2007 (Limited Re-release - London, ICA and key cities)
UK Distributor
ICA

Synopsis

The dramatic true story of the 1956 uprising against the French in Algiers made just a few years after the event, BATTLE OF ALGIERS shows how resentment builds and how quickly events get out of control. It is a timeless lesson in the human struggle to beat / maintain authority.