The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Name: The Battle of Algiers
Released: 1966

Former petty criminal Ali la Pointe becomes a commander of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directing a guerilla insurgency against the colonial French occupation. Paratrooper commander Colonel Phillippe Mathieu, a veteran of World War II and the First Indochina War, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings.

Genres: Drama, War, History

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Army of Shadows (1969)
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