The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers (1966)
by Gillo Pontecorvo

Canal Studio - October 27, 2021

Original title : The Battaglia di Algeri
Audio : DTS-MA 2.0 Mono: French
Subtitles : Without
Country : Italy, Algeria
Duration : 121' ( 2:01 )
Format : Blu-ray + DVD Combo
Area : B
Gender : War, History

Recce
Invisible for more than 40 years in France, (re)discover this film for the first time on blu-ray.

Synopsis
October 1957. Colonel Mathieu's paratroopers surrounded the refuge of Ali-La-Pointe, responsible for urban guerrillas. During his hours of forced confinement, Ali relives the itinerary which led him from the state of delinquent and pimp to that of guerrilla leader of the FLN November 1954, the terrorist organization begins its activity in Algeria; these are the first bomb attacks in the bars, stations and cinemas of the “European city”. Ali becomes one of the leaders of the organization, under the direction of Ben M'Hidi, when paratroopers arrive in Algiers, hailed by the European population. Colonel Mathieu, taking advantage of a strike, enters the Arab quarter and makes the first arrests.