The Battle of Algiers
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- Synopsis
- This highly political film about the Algerian struggle for independence from France took "Best Film" honors at the 1966 Venice Film Festival. The bulk of the film is shot in flashback, presented as the memories of Ali (Brahim Haggiag), a leading ......
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- Starring
- Brahim Haggiag, Yacef Saadi, Jean Martin, Tommaso Neri, Fawzia el Kader
- Director(s)
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Distributor(s)
- Independent Artists
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 117 min.
Critic Reviews
Boston Globe | Ty BurrAdd Critic to Favorites
The Battle of Algiers is a thinking person's action film in which there are winners -- but no heroes.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites
Achieves its success through a combination of attitude and technique, uniting, to exceptional effect, a way of viewing the world morally while looking at it physically.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
Nearly four decades ago, Pontecorvo anatomized the very form of modern terrorist warfare: the hidden cells, the cultish leaders, the brutish cycle of attack and counterattack.Read the full review
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