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Taistelu Algeriasta

Original title: La battaglia di Algeri
  • 1966
  • K-16
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
66K
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Fouzia El Kader, Brahim Hadjadj, and Jean Martin in Taistelu Algeriasta (1966)
THE REVOLT THAT STIRRED THE WORLD!

Director Gillo Pontecorvo's highly acclaimed masterpiece THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS is regarded as one of modern cinema's finest achievements. Now, Digitally RE-MASTERED IN HIGH DEFINITION from restored archive elements approved by the filmmakers, this all-time classic release of “The Battle Of Algiers” also commemorates 
the 50th anniversary of Algerian independence. This new HD version includes some previously unseen footage, 
making this the most complete edition ever anywhere.

SPECIAL FEATURES
EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION & INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR KEN LOACH
EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION BY DIRECTOR PAUL GREENGRASS (Bourne films)                  
THE MAKING OF THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS
An exclusive interview with Director Gillo Pontecorvo
THE REAL BATTLE OF ALGIERS 
Interview with Producer & protagonist SAADI YACEF, head of FLN guerrillas
OUR WAR FOR FREEDOM
Interview with FLN fighter ZOHRA DRIF BITAT (the Milk Bar bomber portrayed in the film)
PHOTO GALLERIES From filmmakerÂ’s personal archives
FILM TRAILERS, Theatrical and Argent Trailer
ALSO INCLUDED A SPECIAL BOOKLET “ITALIANS IN ALGIERS; An essay by author-scholar David Forgacs, Professor at NYU, on the remarkable genesis of the film and how it was shaped by both the award-winning Italian filmmakers and its ex-guerrilla Algerian producer, whose memoir the film is based on.
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In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.

  • Director
    • Gillo Pontecorvo
  • Writers
    • Franco Solinas
    • Gillo Pontecorvo
  • Stars
    • Brahim Hadjadj
    • Jean Martin
    • Yacef Saadi
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    66K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gillo Pontecorvo
    • Writers
      • Franco Solinas
      • Gillo Pontecorvo
    • Stars
      • Brahim Hadjadj
      • Jean Martin
      • Yacef Saadi
    • 332User reviews
    • 147Critic reviews
    • 96Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #238
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 9 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Gillo Pontecorvo in Taistelu Algeriasta (1966)
    Mohamed Ben Kassen, Fouzia El Kader, Brahim Hadjadj, and Franco Moruzzi in Taistelu Algeriasta (1966)
    Taistelu Algeriasta (1966)
    Brahim Hadjadj and Yacef Saadi in Taistelu Algeriasta (1966)
    Brahim Hadjadj in Taistelu Algeriasta (1966)
    Brahim Hadjadj and Yacef Saadi in Taistelu Algeriasta (1966)
    Mohamed Ben Kassen and Brahim Hadjadj in Taistelu Algeriasta (1966)
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    Brahim Hadjadj and Yacef Saadi in Taistelu Algeriasta (1966)
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    Brahim Hadjadj
    Brahim Hadjadj
    • Ali La Pointe
    • (as Brahim Haggiag)
    Jean Martin
    Jean Martin
    • Col. Mathieu
    Yacef Saadi
    • Djafar
    • (as Saadi Yacef)
    Samia Kerbash
    • Fathia
    Ugo Paletti
    • Captain
    Fouzia El Kader
    • Halima
    • (as Fusia El Kader)
    Mohamed Ben Kassen
    • Petit Omar
    • (as Petit Omar)
    Franco Moruzzi
    • Mahmoud
    • (uncredited)
    Tommaso Neri
    • Captain
    • (uncredited)
    Rouiched
    • The Drunk Man
    • (uncredited)
    Gene Wesson
      • Director
        • Gillo Pontecorvo
      • Writers
        • Franco Solinas
        • Gillo Pontecorvo
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      • Trivia
        One of the few films in Oscar history to be a nominee in two separate non-consecutive years. It was a foreign film nominee for 1966, and then a nominee for screenplay and direction for 1968.
      • Goofs
        In the final scenes of the film, showing the mass street protests, the French police are backed up by armored vehicles that are, in fact, Soviet-made SU-100 tank destroyers. These were part of the Algerian military when the film was made in 1966 after independence, but would not have been present or used by the French at any time.
      • Quotes

        Ben M'Hidi: It's hard to start a revolution. Even harder to continue it. And hardest of all to win it. But, it's only afterwards, when we have won, that the true difficulties begin. In short, Ali, there's still much to do.

      • Crazy credits
        The credits for the French release, which are used for contemporary versions of the film, differ from the credits in the original Italian release. In the original credits, Brahim Hadjadj is below Jean Martin and Yacef Saadi, Tommaso Neri is billed as one of the leads, Franco Moruzzi is credited, and Samia Kerbash is given the surname "Michele". The French release gives Hadjadj top billing, removes Neri and Moruzzi from the credits, and refers to Kerbash by her correct surname.
      • Connections
        Edited into 365 days, also known as a Year (2019)
      • Soundtracks
        St. Matthew Passion BWV 244, 1st movement
        (1727)

        Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

      User reviews332

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      8/10
      the two hours go fast
      Although most of Gillo Portecorvo's films are usually documentaries and in this fantastic one it is clearly reconstructed and with the grainy newsreel looks as if it is real. The two hours go fast and because the story is so well told that we watch the amazing streets and alleys and steps of the wretched white buildings and the Casbah. There is also the rather brutal French occupiers and their torture methods. The Italian style we know as neorealist and it works so well that we think that even of the thousands of people we can hardly imagine it was not really we have actual seen in the streets. It is all so terrible that we begin that maybe the bombings and shootings by the Muslims have our sympathies and we certain have the wonderful music of Morricone.
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      • Aug 28, 2022

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • May 14, 1971 (Finland)
      • Countries of origin
        • Italy
        • Algeria
      • Official site
        • Criterion
      • Languages
        • Arabic
        • French
        • English
        • Spanish
      • Also known as
        • Slaget om Alger
      • Filming locations
        • Casbah, Algiers, Algeria
      • Production companies
        • Igor Film
        • Casbah Film
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      Box office

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      • Budget
        • $800,000 (estimated)
      • Gross US & Canada
        • $879,794
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $64,870
        • Jan 11, 2004
      • Gross worldwide
        • $962,002
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 1 minute
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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