Story
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.
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Cast
Brahim Hadjadj as Ali La PointeJean Martin as Colonel Philippe MathieuYacef Saâdi as El-Hadi JaffarSamia Kerbash as FathiaUgo Paletti as CaptainFouzia El Kader as HalimaMohamed Ben Kassen as Petit OmarSi Mohamed Baghdadi as Larbi Ben M'hidi (uncredited)Franco Moruzzi as Mahmoud (uncredited)Tomasso Neri as Captain Dubois (uncredited)
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