The Battle of Algiers
La battaglia di Algeri
(1966)
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.
10 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
An informant tells the French Army the spot where Ali la Pointe (Brahim Hadjadj) is hiding. Opening credits roll.
Duration: 00:06:31
Contributor: Juni Singh
Three French Officers Killed
On July 20, 1956, the FLN organized the quick, subtle assassinations of three French officers in Algiers.
Duration: 00:04:09
Timestamp: 00:30:30
Contributor: Juni Singh
Aftermath of an Explosion
Algerians carry bodies from a wrecked building after a French attack and riot in the streets.
Duration: 00:03:55
Timestamp: 00:38:50
Contributor: Juni Singh
Milk Bar Café Bombing
Djamila Bouhired (Magda Al-Sabahi), Zohra Drif Bitat (Fouzia El Kader), and Hassiba Ben Bouali (Fusia El Kader) all bring parts of a bomb into French territory in Algiers to make an attack.
Duration: 00:06:46
Timestamp: 00:41:40
Contributor: Juni Singh
Si Larbi Talks to Ali la Pointe
Si Larbi (Si Mohamed Baghdadi) explains his rationale for a strike to Ali la Pointe (Brahim Hadjadj)
Duration: 00:04:30
Timestamp: 01:07:00
Contributor: Juni Singh
Final Day of the Strike
On the last day of the strike, French paratroopers roam through the streets, attacking Algerians.
Duration: 00:02:15
Timestamp: 01:17:35
Contributor: Juni Singh
Press Interviews
FLN leader Larbi Ben M'hidi (Si Mohamed Baghdadi) and French Lieutenant-Colonel Phillippe Mathieu (Jean Martin) are interviewed by the press.
Duration: 00:06:47
Timestamp: 01:28:50
Contributor: Juni Singh
Drive-By Attack
Two boys attack pieds-noirs in the streets.
Duration: 00:01:13
Timestamp: 01:36:45
Contributor: Juni Singh
The French Kill Ali la Pointe
Ali la Pointe (Brahim Hadjadj) and others are killed in a bombing by the French paratroopers.
Duration: 00:05:06
Timestamp: 01:49:09
Contributor: Juni Singh
Closing Sequence
Epilogue describing the uprising two years following the film's events.
Duration: 00:07:05
Timestamp: 01:55:00
Contributor: Juni Singh