| Title |
The Battle of Algiers / director, Gillo Pontecorvo. |
| OCLC |
855019036 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
715515109611 |
| Music number |
CC2303DDVD The Criterion Collection |
| Publisher |
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2013. |
| Description |
3 videodiscs (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 -- Drama.
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Algiers (Algeria) -- History -- Drama.
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| System details note |
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) aspect ratio. |
| Cast |
Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef, Samia Kerbash. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
The film is considered one of the most influential political films in history, 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, etc. 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. |
| Language note |
French or Arabic dialogue; English subtitles. |
| General note |
Title from web page. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. |
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Special features: documentaries ; interviews ; The Battle of Algiers: a case study, a video piece; production gallery; theatrical and re-release trailers; booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Peter Matthews. |
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