The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Name: The Battle of Algiers
Released: 1966-09-08
Duration: 122 min

Find London cinema screenings for The Battle of Algiers, choose a showing and book with the cinema.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Runtime: 122 minutes
Original release date: 1966-09-08 (TMDB; may differ from the UK release)
Original title: La battaglia di Algeri

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.

London screenings

All dates and times are in London time. These listings reflect the programme update below.

10 January 2027 at 14:25 · Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY, UK · The Battle of Algiers · standard · Book with the cinema
26 January 2027 at 19:45 · The Chiswick Cinema, 94-96 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London, W4 1SH, UK · The Battle of Algiers · standard · Book with the cinema