Mohamed Ben Kassen

Mohamed Ben Kassen

Mohamed Ben Kassen is an Algerian actor. He plays the role of Little Omar in the cult film "The Battle of Algiers" by Gillo Pontecorvo (1966) with Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Rouiched... The action of the film "The Battle of Algiers" takes place in 1957, in Algeria, the people, supported by the FLN, revolt against the French occupier. On both sides, extreme methods are used: torture on the part of the French army and terrorism of Algerians revolting against the power in place. The war will spare no one. In the Casbah district of Algiers, a former delinquent, Ali La Pointe, refuses to stop the fighting, even when the situation seems desperate. For his part, Colonel Mathieu tries as best he can to carry out his mission, even if it means resorting to drastic means...

  • Title: Mohamed Ben Kassen
  • Popularity: 0.683
  • Known For: Acting
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  • Place of Birth: Algiers, Algeria
  • Homepage: https://www.spla.pro/fr/fiche.personnes.spla.56358.html
  • Also Known As: Le petit Omar, محمد بن قسن
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Mohamed Ben Kassen Movies

  • 1966
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    The Battle of Algiers
    The Battle of Algiers

    7.9 1966 HD

    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...

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  • 2004
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    Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers
    Five Directors On The Battle of Algiers

    10 2004 HD

    This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection DVD of The Battle of Algiers (1966), released in 2004. An in-depth look at...

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  • 2004
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    Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
    Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers

    7.2 2004 HD

    To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS, we revisited our edit of the film and interviews with director Gillo Pontecorvo and...

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  • 2018
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    La Bataille d'Alger, l'empreinte
    La Bataille d'Alger, l'empreinte

    10 2018 HD

    Cheikh Djemaï looks back on the genesis of Gillo Pontecorvo’s feature film, The Battle of Algiers (1965). Through archive images, extracts...

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  • 2018
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    L'Histoire Du Film "La Bataille D'Alger"
    L'Histoire Du Film "La Bataille D'Alger"

    10 2018 HD

    More than fifty years after the release of the film “The Battle of Algiers” in theaters in June 1966, director Salim Aggar found, after a...

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