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The Battle Of Algiers
1965
The Battle Of Algiers authentically recreates the life-and-death struggle that took place in Algiers from 1954 to 1957, when the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) began a guerrilla war against the French, using terrorism. The French sent paratroopers, which led to a regrettable catalogue of atrocities being committed by .. Read more
| Starring | Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef |
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| Director | Gillo Pontecorvo |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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The Battle Of Algiers
The Battle Of Algiers authentically recreates the life-and-death struggle that took place in Algiers from 1954 to 1957, when the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) began a guerrilla war against the French, using terrorism. The French sent paratroopers, which led to a regrettable catalogue of atrocities being committed by both sides. Unique, Award-winning, enthralling entertainment, The Battle Of Algiers is even more relevant in today's global political climate than ever before.
| Starring | Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef |
|---|---|
| Director | Gillo Pontecorvo |
| Studio | ARGENT FILMS LTD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 56 mins Watch now: 1 hr 57 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | Algerian, English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 31 Aug 2009 Watch now: 27 Oct 2009 Production year: 1965 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
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21 out of 23 people found this review helpful
Rock the Casbah!!!
Talk about ahead of its time!!! This films was one of the first portray arabs as not shifty, lowlifes but as heroes.
I loved the grainy photography, the editing and the Morricone soundtrack is sparse and rhymic.
Anyone who loves non-Hollywood classic will be fascinated in this film. -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Poor transfer but still great stuff
First the problems, most annoying is the extremely poor quality of the subtitling which leaves out chunks of dialogue, in one case a question is asked and the answer is not recorded. Secondly, it has been some time since I saw this at the cinema but it seems that the DVD transfer is muddy and seems to have occasional jarring edits, although this may be because there is apparently new footage here.
However, this is one of the few films that could actually be used as a primer for guerrilla warfare combining documentary realism and harsh political insight, as such its re-release is very timely indeed, although sadly very little has changed in the last fifty years in the way that governments and insurgents behave, leaving it both a revolutionary rallying cry and depressing history lesson -
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The Battle Of Algiers
The Battle Of Algiers authentically recreates the life-and-death struggle that took place in Algiers from 1954 to 1957, when the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) began a guerrilla war against the French, using terrorism. The French sent paratroopers, which led to a regrettable catalogue of ...
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