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The Battle of Algiers

Original title: La battaglia di Algeri
  • 19661966
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 1m
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8.1/10
61K
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The Battle of Algiers (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.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
61K
YOUR RATING
    • Gillo Pontecorvo
    • Franco Solinas(story)
    • Gillo Pontecorvo(story)
  • Stars
    • Brahim Hadjadj
    • Jean Martin
    • Yacef Saadi
    • Gillo Pontecorvo
    • Franco Solinas(story)
    • Gillo Pontecorvo(story)
  • Stars
    • Brahim Hadjadj
    • Jean Martin
    • Yacef Saadi
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    • 315User reviews
    • 146Critic reviews
    • 96Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #230
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    Gillo Pontecorvo in The Battle of Algiers (1966)
    Mohamed Ben Kassen, Fusia El Kader, Brahim Hadjadj, and Franco Moruzzi in The Battle of Algiers (1966)
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    Brahim Hadjadj and Yacef Saadi in The Battle of Algiers (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
    Fusia El Kader
    • Halima
    Mohamed Ben Kassen
    • Petit Omar
    • (as Petit Omar)
    Franco Moruzzi
    • Mahmoud
    • (uncredited)
    Tommaso Neri
    • Captain
    • (uncredited)
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    • The Drunk Man
    • (uncredited)
    Gene Wesson
        • Gillo Pontecorvo
        • Franco Solinas(story)
        • Gillo Pontecorvo(story)
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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 reviews315

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      8/10
      Excellent movie
      I ask myself why we never see these kind of movies on TV, instead of airing again and again the same old lethal weapons, jurassic parks, and other similar stuff? This is real cinema, this is why it is considered a form of art!

      With the metaphysical crudeness of black and white, the dramatical facts of the Algerian rebellion against the French are accounted. The movie has the realistic appearance of a chronicle. And there are tons of intellectual honesty, too. I mean that there are no white hats VS black hats. You can see terrorists troubled as they are about to leave a bomb in a cafe. Policemen who struggle to save an arabian child from being killed by outraged crowd. Most of all, I like the frank words of Colonel Mathieu about the "bad methods" he's using during interrogations... Watch the movie and you will know.
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      • Sigmund
      • Aug 11, 1999

      FAQ3

      • Is this movie based on a novel?
      • Who set the first bomb: the French or the Arabs?
      • Any recommendations for other movies about colonial Africa?

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      • Release date
        • September 20, 1967 (United States)
        • Italy
        • Algeria
        • Arabic
        • French
        • English
      • Also known as
      • Filming locations
        • Casbah, Algiers, Algeria
      • Production companies
        • Igor Film
        • Casbah Film
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      • 2 hours 1 minute
        • Black and White
        • Mono

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