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Title: The Battle of Algiers (1966)
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| Brahim Hadjadj | ... | Ali La Pointe (as Brahim Haggiag) | |
| Jean Martin | ... | Col. Mathieu | |
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Yacef Saadi | ... | Djafar (as Saadi Yacef) |
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Samia Kerbash | ... | Fathia |
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Ugo Paletti | ... | Captain |
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Fusia El Kader | ... | Halima |
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Mohamed Ben Kassen | ... | Petit Omar (as Petit Omar) |
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>
I ask myself why we never see these kind of movies on TV, instead of airing again and again the same old lethal weapons, jurassic parks, and other similar stuff? This is real cinema, this is why it is considered a form of art!
With the metaphysical crudeness of black and white, the dramatical facts of the Algerian rebellion against the French are accounted. The movie has the realistic appearance of a chronicle. And there are tons of intellectual honesty, too. I mean that there are no white hats VS black hats. You can see terrorists troubled as they are about to leave a bomb in a cafe. Policemen who struggle to save an arabian child from being killed by outraged crowd. Most of all, I like the frank words of Colonel Mathieu about the "bad methods" he's using during interrogations... Watch the movie and you will know.