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The Battle of Algiers (1966) is streaming on Max. Also available on Kanopy with a participating library card.
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You can watch The Battle of Algiers (1966) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War. There he faces Ali la Pointe, a former petty criminal who, as the leader of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale, directs terror strategies against the colonial French government occupation. As each side resorts to ever-increasing brutality, no violent act is too unthinkable.
Colonel Mathieu finds himself trapped in a tactical nightmare where every victory against the insurgency seems to fuel the next uprising. This newsreel-style epic captures the brutal, claustrophobic mechanics of urban guerrilla warfare with startling precision.
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Gillo Pontecorvo
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Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fouzia El Kader, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Si Mohamed Baghdadi, Franco Moruzzi, Tomasso Neri
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The Battle of Algiers
You can watch The Battle of Algiers (1966) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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Director
Gillo Pontecorvo
Cast
Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saâdi, Samia Kerbash, Ugo Paletti, Fouzia El Kader, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Si Mohamed Baghdadi, Franco Moruzzi, Tomasso Neri
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