The Battle of Algiers Movie Review 1966

Famous, powerful, award-winning film depicting the uprisings against French Colonial rule in 1954 Algiers. A seminal documentary-style film which makes most political films seem ineffectual by comparison in its use of non-professional actors, gritty photography, realistic violence, and a boldly propagandistic sense of social outrage.

Distribution

Tapeworm Video Distributors, 27833 Hopkins Ave., Unit 6, Valencia, CA 91355, Phone: (661)257-4904, Fax: (661)257-4820, Email: sales@tapeworm.com, URL: http://www.tapeworm.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 123 minutes.
Originally from Algerian, Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, War, General, Docudrama

Screenplay

Gillo Pontecorvo, Franco Solinas

Cast

Yacef Saadi, Jean Martin, Brahim Haggiag, Tommaso Neri, Samia Kerbash, Fawzia el Kader, Michele Kerbash, Mohamed Ben Kassen

Cinematography

Marcello Gatti

Director

Gillo Pontecorvo

Music

Gillo Pontecorvo, Ennio Morricone

Producer

Antonio Musu, Yacef Saadi, Casbah Igor Films

Awards

Venice Film Fest. 1966: Film.