The Battle of Algiers (1966)
With Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef, Brahim Hadjadj, Larbi Zekkal, Fusia El Kader, Mohamed Ben Kassen
Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
The Battle of Algiers (French: La Bataille d'Alger; Italian: La battaglia di Algeri; Arabic: معركة الجزائر, romanized: Maʿrakat al-Jazāʾir) is a 1966 Italian-Algerian war film co-written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. It is based on action undertaken by rebels during the Algerian War (1954–1962) against the French government in North Africa, the most prominent being the eponymous Battle of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It was shot on location in a Roberto Rossellini-inspired newsreel style: in black and white with documentary-type editing to add to its sense of historical authenticity, with mostly non-professional actors who had lived through the real battle. The film's score was compo
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