The Battle of Algiers
1966
Streaming Video
A powerful, documentary-like examination of the response to an occupying force, The Battle of Algiers hasn't aged a bit since its release in 1966. One of the most influential political films in history, 'The Battle of Algiers', by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo's tour de force has astonishing relevance today.
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Work:
Imprint:
Italy : Casbah Film,Igor Film, 1966.Sydney : Beamafilm Pty. Ltd.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file (121 min.) )
Notes:
Available online at Beamafilm.French,Arabic,EnglishDescription based on online resource; title from title screen.
Credits:
Director, Gillo Pontecorvo
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Brahim Hadjadj,Jean Martin,Yacef Saadi
Audience:
M Australian Classification BoardM New Zealand Classification Board
Language:
French
Subject:
BRN:
764878
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