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La battaglia di Algeri (1966)
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Ratings: 8.2/10 from 19,922 users
Metascore:
94/100
Reviews: 223 user | 109 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com An account of the bloodiest revolution in modern history. Director:Gillo Pontecorvo |
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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Cast
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Brahim Hadjadj | ... |
Ali La Pointe
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Jean Martin | ... | |
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Yacef Saadi | ... |
Djafar
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Samia Kerbash | ... |
One of the girls
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Ugo Paletti | ... |
Captain
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Fusia El Kader | ... |
Halima
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Omar | ||
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Mohamed Ben Kassen | ... |
Petit Omar
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Storyline
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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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The French Colonel...who was forced even to torture! One of the many women...who stopped at nothing to win! The Algerian Street Boy...who became a rebel hero! See more »Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Battle of Algiers See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$64,870 (USA) (11 January 2004) (6 Screens)Gross:
$815,345 (USA) (12 September 2004)Company Credits
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Ben M'Hidi: And doesn't it seem to you even more cowardly to drop napalm bombs on defenseless villages, so that there are a thousand times more innocent victims? Of course, if we had your airplanes it would be a lot easier for us. Give us your bombers, and you can have our baskets.
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The only film in Oscar history to be a nominee in two separate non-consecutive years. It was a foreign film nominee for 1966, and then a nominee for screenplay and direction for 1968. See more »Goofs
Continuity: The foot responsible for tripping Ali when running down the street changes from the right to the left foot between cuts. See more »Quotes
Journalist: M. Ben M'Hidi, don't you think it's a bit cowardly to use women's baskets and handbags to carry explosive devices that kill so many innocent people?Ben M'Hidi: And doesn't it seem to you even more cowardly to drop napalm bombs on defenseless villages, so that there are a thousand times more innocent victims? Of course, if we had your airplanes it would be a lot easier for us. Give us your bombers, and you can have our baskets.
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