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The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
Drama, War, History 09/08/1966

The Battle of Algiers (1966)

"The Revolt that Stirred the World!"

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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.

Gillo Pontecorvo

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