Battle of Algiers, The (Criterion Collection)
(1967)
Stars: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Writer: Franco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo
Language: English
Studio: Criterion Collection
Duration: 2
Rated: Not Rated
DVD Release: August 2004
A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it.
| Brahim Hadjadj | Ali La Pointe |
| Jean Martin | Col. Mathieu |
| Yacef Saadi | Djafar (as Saadi Yacef) |
| Samia Kerbash | One of the Girls |
| Ugo Paletti | Captain |
| Fusia El Kader | Halima |
| Omar | |
| Mohamed Ben Kassen | Petit Omar |
| Michele Kerbash | Fathia (uncredited) |
| Franco Morici | (uncredited) |
| Tommaso Neri | Captain (uncredited) |
| Gene Wesson | (uncredited) |
Genre: Drama, History, War
Media: Blu-ray
IMDb: 0058946
