The Battle of Algiers 1966

Sensity:	No
Imdb rate:	8.1
Imdb Votes:	66,667
Duration:	121 mins
Year:	1966
Language:	Arabic, French, English, Spanish
Genre:	Drama, War
Country:	Italy, Algeria
Director:	Gillo Pontecorvo
Writers:	Franco Solinas, Gillo Pontecorvo
Actors:	Brahim Hadjadj , Jean Martin , Yacef Saadi ,
Awards:	Nominated for 3 Oscars. 9 wins & 8 nominations total

Description:

Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.

Keywords:

revolution, algerian, insurrection, algiers, -algeria, resistance-fighter, north-africa, algerian-war-(1954-62), battle-of-algiers, struggle-for-independence, anti-colonialism, maghreb, djazair, independance-war,