

The Battle of Algiers
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $800K
- Box office
- $964K
- Language
- Arabic
- revolution
- algerian
- algiers, algeria
- resistance fighter
- french colonialism
- algerian war (1954-62)
- battle of algiers
- struggle for independence
- anti-colonialism
- djazair
- independance war
- urban guerilla
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Italy, Algeria
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR13 Mar 1967
- Theatrical (limited)New York City, Los Angles & Washington7 Oct 2016
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1516 Feb 1971
- Physical15DVD31 Aug 2009
AustraliaAU
- PhysicalMDVD23 Sept 2005
AlgeriaDZ
- TheatricalAlgiers27 Oct 1966
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical19 Sept 1968
BrazilBR
- Theatrical12 Jul 1982
FranceFR
- Theatrical1215 Jul 1970
- Physical12DVD4 Mar 2003
- Digital / OTTVOD1 Jan 2013
- Physical12Blu-Ray27 Oct 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1614 Aug 1970
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1526 Mar 1971
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival31 Aug 1966
- TheatricalVM188 Sept 1966
NetherlandsNL
- Physical16Nederland 225 Jul 2010
- Theatrical16Re-release28 Jun 2012
- Physical16DVD18 Dec 2012
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/121 Jun 1983
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The Battle of Algiers was released on 8 September 1966.
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CinemaSerf
5/8/2024
It's the mid 1950s and the population of Algeria are increasingly determined to break free from the colonial administration of France. From one perspective it's a fight for freedom, from the other a response to dangerous insurrectionism. What makes this drama stand out is the degree of impartiality with which it depicts the story. The French are still licking their wounds after leaving their Indo-Chinese empire and a…
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