By Philippe Clifton, William Gao, Oskar Zimowski
WHO: Gillo Pontecorvo, Saadi Yacef
WHAT: The Battle of Algiers
WHEN: 1966 – 1971
WHERE: The Republic of France
WHY: For depicting a pro-Algerian perspective of the Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers (1966) is a historical film depicting the resistance efforts of Algerian national groups against French colonial authorities between 1954 and 1957 (Shapiro), during which Algeria was still a colony of France. The opposition was led by the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN), which used guerrilla warfare tactics to attack French troops and civilians alike (Horne). Much of the film concentrates on the fighting that took place in the Casbah neighborhood of the city of Algiers, the Algerian capital. Among the reasons for the movie’s controversy is the vivid and brutal scenes depicting torture of Algerian nationals at the hands of the French military.
The inspiration for the movie came from the letters Saadi Yacef, one of the leaders of the FLN, who was arrested in 1957. These letters, written during his time in prison, discussed his experiences as a political prisoner and the events preceding his arrest. The award-winning film was co-written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, an Italian filmmaker. Produced in a fictionalized documentary, neorealist style, the film is still viewed as a masterpiece for its expert cinematographic features, such as its Italian-style newsreel footage….
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