1966 · 122 min · Drama, War, History
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.
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. Starring Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Samia Kerbash and Ugo Paletti.
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