Actor

Mohamed Ben Kassen

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Movies: 5Series: 0

TMDB ID: 1077248

IMDb ID: nm0069934

Known for: Acting

Place of birth: Algiers, Algeria

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1966 - 2018

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 7.9

Wikidata: Q111549166

Also known as

Le petit Omar • محمد بن قسن

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Biography

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...