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.
Writing | Gillo Pontecorvo | Writer |
Directing | Gillo Pontecorvo | Director |
Editing | Mario Morra | Editor |
Production | Antonio Musu | Producer |
Sound | Gillo Pontecorvo | Original Music Composer |
Production | Saadi Yacef | Producer |
Editing | Mario Serandrei | Editor |
Writing | Franco Solinas | Writer |
Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
Production | Fred Baker | Executive Producer |
Lighting | Nazzareno Belardinelli | Gaffer |
Camera | Marcello Gatti | Director of Photography |
Art | Sergio Canevari | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Giustini | Makeup Artist |
Camera | Silvano Mancini | Camera Operator |
Costume & Make-Up | Hamdi Mohamed | Hairstylist |
Camera | Claudio Racca | Camera Operator |
Editing | Anna Maria Montanari | First Assistant Editor |
Production | Mohamed Hadj Smaïn | Production Supervisor |
Directing | Moussa Haddad | Assistant Director |
Editing | Lina Caterini | Assistant Editor |
Crew | Aldo Gasparri | Special Effects |
Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Music Director |
Crew | Giuliano Montaldo | Second Unit |
Crew | Matteo Spinola | Unit Publicist |
Production | Sergio Merolle | Production Manager |
Directing | Fernando Morandi | Assistant Director |
Directing | Sarah Maldoror | Assistant Director |
Sound | Omar Bouksani | Sound Designer |
Sound | Alberto Bartolomei | Sound Designer |
Crew | Enrico Lucherini | Unit Publicist |
Crew | Margherita Autuori | Unit Publicist |
Camera | Ali Marok | Assistant Camera |
Production | Mohamed Zinet | Production Coordinator |
Production | Noureddine Brahimi | Production Director |
Camera | Kamel Djebara | Set Photographer |