La bataille d'Alger : The battle of Algiers /

Vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafš, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insu...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Casbah Films, Igor Film, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Pontecorvo, Gillo, 1919-2006, Solinas, Franco, 1927-1982, Haggiag, Brahim, Martin, Jean, 1922-2009, Saadi, Yacef, 1928-, Kerbash, Samia, Paletti, Ugo, Gatti, M. (Marcello), Morricone, Ennio
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	Arabic French
Language Notes:	Arabic and French dialogue, with English subtitles. Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, 2011.
Edition:	Blu-ray special ed.
Series:	Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 249.
Subjects:	Jabhat al-Taḥrīr al-Qawmī > Drama. Torture > Algeria > Drama. Terrorism > Algeria > Drama. Autonomy > Drama. Algeria > History > Revolution, 1954-1962 > Drama. Kasbah (Algiers, Algeria) > Drama. Battaglia di Algeri (Motion picture) War films. Historical films. Foreign films. Documentary-style films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.