Is there anything left to say about "The Battle of Algiers"? ("Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range. Women plant bombs in cafes. Soon the entire Arab population builds to a mad fervor. Sound ...

This week, a newly restored 4K edition of the revolutionary 1966 film The Battle of Algiers returns to select theaters this Friday, including the Nuart, bringing the archetypal action film back to the ...

France crushed the FLN in the Battle of Algiers, but the victory came at a devastating political cost. The army’s brutal ...

For those who have seen “The Battle of Algiers,” Gillo Pontecorvo’s masterful 1966 panorama of political insurrection and urban anxiety, the title alone can summon forth indelible images of Algerian ...

In the heady political maelstrom of the late 1960s, Italian filmmaker Gillo Pontecorvo released one of the most controversial and acclaimed films of modern cinema. The Battle of Algiers was a ...

Half a century after its debut, The Battle of Algiers has a permanent parking spot in the film canon. After taking home the Golden Lion at the 1966 Venice Film Festival, it was nominated for three ...

It’s difficult to think of movies more influential for modern filmmaking than Gillo Pontecorvo’s 1966 feature The Battle of Algiers. A testament to just how visceral and immersive a cinematic ...

WITH Guevara killed by CIA-inspired forces in South America, North Vietnam facing total destruction, and U.S. police forces arming to meet future civil rights riots, revolution doesn't look so rosy ...

On a warm evening in a French seaside town, casually dressed pedestrians throng the length of an elegant promenade, filling its restaurants and bars. Suddenly, an ambulance speeds down the road, its ...

Everett CollectionJean Martin in The Battle of Algiers, 1965. Stars: Brahim Hagiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef. Director: Gillo Pontecorvo Distributor: Rizzoli Academy ...