Now Streaming

The Battle of Algiers

Loading player...

If the video doesn't load, try switching servers above. Ads may be displayed by the host.

1966122 min7.9DramaWarHistory

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.

Back to movie details