The Battle of Algiers (15)
- Consumer Advice: Contains strong torture violence
- Run time: 2 hours 1 mins
- Starring: Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef
- Directed by: Gillo Pontecorvo
- Distributor: Tartan Films
Plot Synopsis
This study of the Algerian guerilla struggle against the French colonialists in the fifties ought in fact to be looked at not just as pure cinema but as a terrible warning to those who seek by force to stamp out independent movements.