| Uniform Title |
The battle of Algiers (Motion picture : 1966) |
| Title |
The battle of Algiers |
| Published |
[Australia] : Madman Entertainment ; Distributed by AV Channel, 2004. |
| ©2004. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (117 min.) : sound, black and white and colour ; 12 cm. |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical stereo |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video Region 4 |
| Form of Work |
Motion picture |
| Notes |
Originally produced: Algeria : Casbah Film ; Rome : Igor Film, c1966. |
| Special features: "Return to Algiers" - three decades following its emergence as a nation, director Gillo Pontecorvo and his son return to Algeria to talk with its people about independence (55 min.); poster gallery and production stills; theatrical and re-release trailers; new high-definition digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Marcello Gratti, with restored image and sound; new and improved English subtitle translation. |
| "Directors suite"--Container. |
| Credits |
Director, Gillo Pontecorvo ; producers, Antonio Musu and Yacef Saadi ; cinematography, Marcello Gatti ; editors, Mario Serandrei, Mario Morra ; script, Franco Solinas ; music, Ennio Morricone and Gillo Pontecorvo. |
| Performers |
Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fusia El Kader and the people of Algiers. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Target audience note |
Rated: M15+ |
| System details |
DVD ; PAL ; All region. |
| Language note |
Italian and Algerian dialogue with English subtitles. |
| Subjects |
Historical films |
| Algeria -- History -- Revolution, 1954-1962 -- Drama |
| Genre |
Feature films |
| Other Names |
Pontecorvo, Gillo, 1919- director. |
| Martin, Jean, 1922-2009 actor. |
| Solinas, Franco, 1927- screenwriter. |
| Saadi, Yacef, 1928- producer. |
| Haggiag, Brahim actor. |
| Gatti, M. (Marcello) cinematographer. |
| Kerbash, Samia actor. |
| Paletti, Ugo actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Gatti, M. (Marcello) .
- Haggiag, Brahim .
- Kerbash, Samia .
- Martin, Jean, 1922-2009 .
- Paletti, Ugo .
- Pontecorvo, Gillo, 1919- .
- Saadi, Yacef, 1928- .
- Solinas, Franco, 1927- .
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