The Battle of Algiers
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The Battle of Algiers is a 1966 Italian-Algerian war film co-written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. It is based on action undertaken by rebels during the Algerian War against the French government
U.S. theatrical release poster
Mahmoud, Hassiba, Little Omar, and Ali La Pointe in the hideout
The Casbah, where the film was shot
The cast of the movie at the Venice International Film Festival, 1966
Ali La Pointe
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Ali Ammar, better known by his nom-de-guerre Ali la Pointe, was an Algerian militant, prominent revolutionary, and guerilla figure of the Algerian War. He is best known for being one of the FLN comman
The Battle of Algiers
…composed by Pontecorvo and Ennio Morricone. It is often associated with Italian neorealist cinema. The film concentrates mainly on revolutionary fighter Ali La Pointe during the years between 1954 and 1957, when guerrilla fighters of the FLN went into Algiers. Their actions were met by French paratroopers attempting…
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Ali La Pointe in 1940 (First from the left)
From left to right, at the back: Djamila Bouhired, Yacef Saâdi, Hassiba Ben Bouali. front: Samia Lakhdari, Petit Omar, Ali la Pointe with a gun in his hand and Zohra Drif.
Statue of Ali La Pointe on the eponymous square in Miliana.