The Battle Of Algiers
(La Battaglia Di Algeri)
116 minutes,
Algeria/Italy (1965), 15
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(4.5 / 26 votes)
(4.5 / 26 votes)
Powerful documentary from Italian director Pontecorvo. Banned in France for years because of its hard-hitting (not to mention heart-rending) appraisal of the guerilla war in Algiers
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The Battle Of Algiers: Still the best-known film by left-wing Italian director Pontecorvo, this pseudo-documentary on the guerrilla war for Algerian independence was banned in France for some years. Yet much of the film's strength lies in its scrupulous attention to the views and problems on both sides of the conflict...
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