The Battle of Algiers
Overview
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
RATING
7.9
DIRECTOR
Gillo Pontecorvo
COUNTRIES
Italy
Algeria
RELEASE DATE
1966
TIME
2h 2m
GENRES
Drama
War
History
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