Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.
Ali La Pointe
Colonel Philippe Mathieu
El-Hadi Jaffar
Halima
Petit Omar
Combattant FLN
The Drunk Man (uncredited)
Responsable FLN
Larbi Ben M'hidi
Le Marié de la Casbah
La Mariée de la Casbah
Mahmoud (uncredited)
Captain Dubois
Fathia
Captain
(uncredited)
Producer
Original Music Composer
Editor
Writer
Executive Producer
Original Music Composer
Director
Writer
Producer
Editor
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Gaffer
Production Design
First Assistant Editor
Hairstylist
Makeup Artist
Director of Photography
Assistant Camera
Set Photographer
Music Director
Unit Publicist
Assistant Director
Special Effects
Production Manager
Production Supervisor
Second Unit
Assistant Director
Assistant Editor
Production Coordinator
Production Director
Assistant Director
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Unit Publicist
Unit Publicist
Creative Consultant