About this title: This highly political film about the Algerian struggle for independence from France took "Best Film" honors at the 1966 Venice Film Festival. The bulk of the film is shot in flashback, presented as the memories of Ali (Brahim Haggiag), a leading member of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN), when finally captured by the French in 1957 ...
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Description: Starring Brahim Haggiag, Yacef Saadi, Jean Martin, Tommaso Neri, Fawzia el Kader. Originally released: 1966. Run time: 125 minutes. Languages: French, Arabic. Fine copy in original slip-case which lacks top flap. This remarkable film is of interest in so many ways. It concerns the uprising in the Algiers Casbah led by a small group of inspired rebels. Their antagonist, a French colonel, is just as inspired but in a different way. Incredibly, the actor Yacef Saadi was one of the real rebel ... read more
Description: Yacef Saadi, Jean Martin, Brahim Haggiag, Tommaso Neri, Samia Kerbash. Very good in good packaging. 1965 Run time: 125. /aka/ Battaglia di Algeri, La. read more
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