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R1 - Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players
A 3 disc special Criterion edition of one of the most influential films in the history of political cinema, Gillo Pontecorvo's 'The Battle of Algiers' focuses on the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. Shot in the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film vividly recreates the tumultuous Algerian uprising against the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, the French torture prisoners for information and the Algerians resort to terrorism in their quest for independence...
Brahim Haggiag ; Jean Martin ; Yacef Saadi ; Samia Kerbash ; Ugo Paletti
Gillo Pontecorvo
Not Rated
1965
Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic
French - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono
English
1 hour and 57 minutes (approx)
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