The Battle of Algiers (3-DVD)
The Revolt that Stirred the World!
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DVD Details
- Number of Discs: 3
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 2 hours, 1 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 3, 2013
- Originally Released: 1966
- Label: Criterion Collection
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Jean Martin | |
| Performer: | Brahim Haggiag | |
| Directed by | Gillo Pontecorvo | |
| Screenwriting by | Franco Solinas & Gillo Pontecorvo | |
| Composition by | Ennio Morricone |
Entertainment Reviews:
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The end result is an epic film achieved through a neorealist and objective technique that makes the entire nation of Algeria into the protagonist. [Full Review in Spanish]
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El Pais (Spain)
Rating: 5/5 --
It's a story of a moment in history, but the parallels to the current global climate of terrorism feel as if this movie was culled from today's headlines.
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FanboyNation.com
Rating: 4/4 --
The continued relevance of The Battle of Algiers is both a point of fascination and something to mourn.
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LarsenOnFilm
[T]he 1965 classic is a revealing look at the mind-set of terrorists that is so relevant to current events that it was screened at the Pentagon.
USA Today
Rating: A- --
It neither demonizes nor lionizes either side of the conflict, aiming for just-the-ugly facts objectivity. Nobody who sees it is likely to feel comforted, or even vindicated. The emotion it most frequently and fervently inspires is sorrow.
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AV Club
Its vitality and immediacy are undiminished.
Total Film
It's a dedicated effort with importance as a 'document.'
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Variety
Product Description:
Gillo Pontecorvo's presents a harrowing, documentary-style depiction of the Algerian's people's struggle to liberate themselves from France between 1954 and 1962. The film creates a stunning illusion of realism by combining actual newsreel footage with staged sequences featuring amateur and professional actors playing characters based on real people (including Saadi Yacef, the one-time leader of the FLN in occupied Algiers). With it's depiction of political torture and violence retaining every bit of the impact they had upon the film's original release, THE BATTLE FOR ALGIERS was re-released theatrically in 2003 to great acclaim and reevaluation. Winner of 11 International Film awards.
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- Sales Rank: 59,120
- UPC: 715515109611
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