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A.k.a.
The Battle of Algiers
Year
1966
Runtime
121 min.
Director
Gillo Pontecorvo
Genres
Drama, War
Rating *
8.1
Votes *
38,956
Checks
9,039
Favs
1,130
Dislikes
65
Favs/checks
12.5% (1:8)
Favs/dislikes
17:1
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  1. mi-16evil's avatar

    mi-16evil

    Absolutely incredible film. The documentary style and the beautiful editing creating a powerful film that analyzes both what it takes to create and destroy an insurgency.

    Also I find it very fascinating that much of the footage easily looks like footage of the revolutions in Egypt and Syria today.
    13 years 4 months ago
  2. ReVision's avatar

    ReVision

    Better than i expected, its got this really realistic documentary style. Also it shows the battle from both sides and it doesn't favor any.

    As for the score, i thought it was quite good and it matched the setting and feel of the movie very accurately.
    12 years 10 months ago
  3. ignatzkat's avatar

    ignatzkat

    This should be on the Spiritually Significant list. I can't think of another film I've seen that does as good a job of posing troubling moral questions. 13 years 9 months ago
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