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One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers, by Gillo Pontecorvo, 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 r...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Battaglia di Algeri (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Janus Films, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Pontecorvo, Gillo, 1919-2006 (composer (expression)), Saadi, Yacef, 1928-2021 (Actor), Solinas, Franco, 1927-1982 (Screenwriter), Haggiag, Brahim (Actor), Martin, Jean, 1922-2009 (Actor), Kerbash, Samia (Actor), Paletti, Ugo (Actor), El Kader, Fusia (Actor), Gatti, M. (Marcello) (director of photography.), Morricone, Ennio (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:French
Arabic
Language Notes:In Arabic and French with English subtitles.
Published: [Algeria] : Casbah-Film, [1966]
Subjects:
Jabhat al-Taḥrīr al-Qawmī > Drama.
Torture > Algeria > Drama.
Terrorism > Algeria > Drama.
Autonomy > Drama.
Political violence > Algeria > Drama.
Algerians > Drama.
Algeria > History > Revolution, 1954-1962 > Drama.
Kasbah (Algiers, Algeria) > Drama.
France > Colonies > Africa > Drama.
France > Territories and possessions > Drama.
Jabhat al-Taḥrīr al-Qawmī.
Political violence.
French territories and possessions.
French colonies.
Algerians.
Autonomy.
Terrorism.
Torture.
Algeria > Algiers > Kasbah.
Africa.
Algeria.
1954-1962
Webcast
War films.
Internet videos.
Historical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Drama.
History.
Foreign films.
Films historiques.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
Description
Summary:One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers, by Gillo Pontecorvo, 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 cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo's tour de force has astonishing relevance today.
Item Description:Parallel title from English subtitles.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966.
Wide screen.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 122 min.)) : sound, black and white
Playing Time:02:01:40
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:Venice Film Festival, Golden Lion, 1966
Academy Awards, Best Director, Nominated, 1968
Academy Awards, Best Original Screenply, Nominated 1968
Academy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film, Nominated 1966
Production Credits:Director of photography, Marcello Gatti ; editors, Mario Serandrei & Mario Morra ; music, Ennio Morricone & Gillo Pontecorvo ; production designer, Sergio Canevari.