• Film ID:
  • 4331
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=116 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • Algeria.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • French.
THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966)
(La Battaglia di Algeri)
Cast
Brahim Haggiag. Jean Martin. Saadi Yacef.
Director(s)
Gillo Pontecorvo.
Categories
Critics' Top 100. Politics. Art House. 01 Nigel's Choice. 1950s. 1960s. Thriller. Drama. Revolution. War. Leftie Flicks. Classics. 01 Tara's Midnight Movies. Rob Recommends. Venice Film Festival Best Film. Peoples' Choice. Guardian 1000 Must See (2007). Recommended.
Review
A highly acclaimed and influential account of Algeria's turbulent past made in psuedo-documentary style. The tense plot surrounds the rise of nationalist organisations in '54 and the French government's attempts to quell them. This film was the prototype for most political thrillers of the 1970s.
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