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"Feature film from Algeria/Italy. Drama. History. Recreates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s."@en
"En 1957, des parachutistes capturent, à Alger, un chef de la rébellion pour l'indépendance."
"Shot documentary-style, in grainy newsreel quality, "The Battle of Algiers" is an enthralling, powerful, moving and often shocking cinematic experience. The film effectively recreates the pivotal events that took place in the city of Algiers during the Franco-Algerian conflict of 1954-1962 where, in an attempt to end French colonialism, the Algerian National Liberation Front began a war of liberation, using terrorism. In response, the French government sent in paratroopers to crush the uprising with whatever force necessary."
"Fiction. Cinéma algérien. Drame historique. Reconstitution, dans un style semi-documentaire, du climat qui régnait à la Casbah d'Alger à l'automne de 1957, alors que des parachutistes français tentent de liquider le mouvement révolutionnaire algérien."
"Dramatiza los acontecimientos de 1957, un año clave en la lucha de Argelia para la independencia de Francia. Recrea el levantamiento tumultuoso argelino contra los franceses que ocuparon el país en los años 50. Como la violencia se intensifica a ambos lados, los prisioneros de tortura franceses para la información y el recurso de argelinos al terrorismo en su búsqueda de la independencia. Los franceces ganan la batalla."
"Documentary-style re-enactment of events that took place during the 1954 to 1962 Franco-Algerian conflict. Depicts how the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) began a war, using terrorism, in Algiers to free the Algerian people from French colonialism. In response to the escalating violence in Algiers, the French government sent in paratroopers to crush the uprising with whatever force necessary."
"In 1954 Algiers, an ex-convict joins the terrorists in rebellion against the French government."
"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."
"The film is considered one of the most influential political films in history, by Gillo Pontecorvo. Vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, etc. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them."
"Dramatization of the conflict between Algerian nationalists and French colonialists that culminated in Algeria's independence in 1962."
"" ... [R]ecreates the pivotal events that took place in the city of Algiers, where, in an attempt to end French colonialism, the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN) began a war of liberation, using terrorism. In response to the escalating violence in Algiers, the French government sent in paratroopers to crush the uprising with whatever force necessary. Atrocities were committed by both sides"--Container."
"Fiction. Cinéma algérien. Drame historique. Reconstitution dans un style semi-documentaire, du climat qui régnait à la Casbah d'Alger à l'automne de 1957, alors que des parachutistes français tentent de liquider le mouvement révolutionnaire algérien."
"Reconstitution historique du conflit entre les a;gériens nationalistes et les colonialistes français, conflit qui mena à l'indépendance de l'Algérie en 1962."
"A dramatization of the conflict between Algerian nationalists and French colonialists that culminated in Algeria's independence in 1962."
"Views the revolution against the French in the city of Algiers from 1954 to 1962. Focuses on Ali la Pointe, a leader in the FLN (Front de Liberation Nationale) who joins the movement in 1954 and dies with three comrades, rather than surrendering to the French in 1957."
"Reconstitution historique du conflit entre les algériens nationalistes et les colonialistes français, conflit qui mena à l'indépendance de l'Algérie en 1962."
"Dramatizes the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. 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. Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés. The French win the battle, but ultimately lose the war as the Algerian people demonstrate that they will no longer be suppressed."
"Vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style."
"En octobre 1957, les parachutistes du colonel Mathieu invesissent la Casbah pour s'emparer d'Ali La Pointe. Celui-ci se souvient de son passé. De délinquant, il est devenu chef guérillero du FLN, a posé des bombes et organisé des grèves.Mais ce 7 octobre 1957, il tombe. Trois ans plus tard, la population algérienne se répand dans les rues en réclamant l'indépendance."
"Le 7 octobre 1957, à Alger, des parachutistes français ont cerné un chef rebelle, Ali La Pointe, dans la maison où il se cache. Terré dans un étroit réduit, Ali se remémore les événements qui l'ont amené à prendre part à la rébellion. Simple petit escroc, il a trouvé dans l'organisation révolutionnaire de la Casbah d'Alger une nouvelle raison de vivre. L'arrivée des parachutistes en janvier a donné un dur coup à la révolte et la mort d'Ali semble maintenant en sonner le glas. En 1960 pourtant, un nouveau mouvement d'insurrection naît qui conduira à l'indépendance."
"Le 7 octobre 1957, à Alger, des parachutistes français ont cerné un chef rebelle, Ali La Pointe, dans la maison où il se cache. Terré dans un étroit réduit, Ali se remémore les événements qui l'ont amené à prendre part à la rebellion. Simple petit escroc, il a trouvé dans l'organisation révolutionnaire de la Casbah d'Alger une nouvelle raison de vivre. L'arrivée des parachutistes en janvier a donné un dur coup à la révolte et la mort d'Ali semble maintenant en sonner le glas. En 1960 pourtant, un nouveau mouvement d'insurrection naît qui conduira à l'indépendance."
"Focuses on a phase of the Algerian struggle for liberation from French colonial rule: the period from 1954-1957, the FLN's success in Algiers after regrouping and the French counterattack under Colonel Mathieu. Pontecorvo conceived the film as a homage to the people who struggle for independence in the third world. His approach is thus more lyrical than analytical resting on 'fictionalizing the documentary, borrowing its style and modes and placing them in a dialectical relationship with his (historical) data'. The film is also notable for the creative use of Morricone's score both parallel with and in counterpoint to the images."
"Recreates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot in the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them."
"One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers, by Gillo Pontecorvo, vividly re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them. Pontecorvo's tour de force has astonishing relevance today."
"Focuses on the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. 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. Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés. The French win the battle, but ultimately lose the war as the Algerian people demonstrate that they will no longer be suppressed."