The Battle of Algiers
Summary:
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 member of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN), when finally captured by the French in 1957. Three years earlier, Ali was a pe... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Brahim Haggiag - (Ali La Pointe)
Yacef Saadi - (Kader)
Jean Martin - (Colonel Mathieu)
Tommaso Neri - (Captain)
Fawzia el Kader - (Halima)
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Review:
The principal characteristic of Gillo Pontecorvo's La Battaglia di Algeri (The Battle of Algiers) is its ferocious authenticity. It is a monument of neo-realism in the best tradition of Vittorio De Sica (Shoeshine, Bicycle Thieves) and Roberto Rossellini (Rome, Open City). La Battaglia di Algeri is made with such astoni... Continue >>
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