At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 1966 CE · 1386 AH†
- Countries
- DZ · IT
- Languages
- fr (original) · ar (original)
- Approach
- historical drama
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- La Bataille d'AlgerLa battaglia di Algeriمعركة الجزائرThe Battle of Algiers
Reception
- Award. Golden Lion
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Overview
"The Battle of Algiers" is a historical drama film released in 1966, produced in Algeria and Italy, directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. Its leading performers include Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Brahim Hadjadj, Larbi Zekkal and None. Gillo Pontecorvo's film about the Battle of Algiers in 1956–1957 between the National Liberation Front and French colonialism; one of the best-known films about liberation movements, tracing the beginnings and struggle of the Arab quarter. 1 2
Context and reception
This work deals with Algiers and the colonial era. Among the awards and honours recorded for it: Golden Lion. 1
Connections
- Set in
- Algiers· The Colonial Era
- Features
- Jean Martin· Saadi Yacef· Brahim Hadjadj· Larbi Zekkal· Fusia El Kader· Mohamed Ben Kassen
- Directed by
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Written by
- Gillo Pontecorvo· Saadi Yacef· Franco Solinas
People and things also explored
Lion of the Desert· Charles V's Algiers expedition (1541)· Algiers enters Ottoman sovereignty (1519)· Aruj Barbarossa enters Algiers (1516)· Capture of the Peñón of Algiers (1529)· End of the beylerbey system in Algiers (995/1587)· The French Occupation of Algiers· Uluj Ali's bid to annex Morocco (989/1581)
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Battle of Algiers”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/maarakah-al-jazair-1966/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.