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20 September 1967 (USA) moreTagline:
The French Colonel...who was forced even to torture! One of the many women...who stopped at nothing to win! The Algerian Street Boy...who became a rebel hero! moreAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 7 wins moreNewsDesk:
'Battle of Algiers' Director Pontecorvo Dead at 86(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 13 October 2006)
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A Brilliant War Film... moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Brahim Hadjadj | ... | Ali La Pointe (as Brahim Haggiag) | |
| Jean Martin | ... | Col. Mathieu | |
| Yacef Saadi | ... | Djafar (as Saadi Yacef) | |
| Samia Kerbash | ... | One of the girls | |
| Ugo Paletti | ... | Captain | |
| Fusia El Kader | ... | Halima | |
| Omar | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mohamed Ben Kassen | ... | Petit Omar | |
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The Battle of Algiers (UK) (USA)Maarakat madinat al Jazaer (Algeria: Arabic title)
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121 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Brazil:14 | Norway:16 | USA:Not Rated | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 | France:(Banned) (1965-1971) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (video rating) (1993) | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:16 | Australia:MFun Stuff
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This film was shot like a documentary. It was very rarely shown in France until recently, and the torture scenes were cut in the US and UK. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Ali's first assignment is to assault a police officer. During this, the cop's hat falls to the ground, and the position of the hat changes between cuts. moreQuotes:
Col. Mathieu: The word "torture" doesn't appear in our orders. We've always spoken of interrogation as the only valid method in a police operation directed against unknown enemies. As for the NLF, they request that their members, in the event of capture, should maintain silence for twenty-four hours... moreFAQ
Who set the first bomb...the French or the Arabs?Why is this film not in the top 250?
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Just when I thought I was starting to hate every movie in sight, I had the amazing priveledge to watch "the Battle Of Algiers" which is this amazing account of the oppression of the Algierian people by the French in the 1950's.
When the movie starts, we see 4 people hiding from the French Army. Then all of a sudden, this amazingly haunting music starts, and we're told the story in flashback of how the Algierian people tried to revolt against the French Soldiers.
From what I understand, the movie uses no documentary footage, which is amazing as some of the scenes in the movie must have taken a great deal of effort to produce., There are some pretty amazing crowd scenes and the explosion scenes are just breathtaking.
Also, I guess some of the actual revolutionaries are in the film as well. They are pretty hard to point out as all of the acting here is amazing, very realistic.
So, looking for a war movie? Dammit, don't go for Private Ryan, go to Algiers.