The Battle of Algiers (1967)

CORRECTION: This film is based on the writings of Saddi Yacef NOT Franco Solinas the screenwriter.

It’s GLORY & PROPAGANDA all month for our theme and let me ask you a question…are you ready for a revolution? Our covid stricken hosts discuss one of the most realistic war films ever made and the reverberations of the conflict it depicts resonates soundly on screen because the movie about the conflict is only about 5 years removed from the end of the conflict itself and it’s all filmed exactly where it all happened. France occupied what was once called “French Algeria” for 130 years until the National Liberation Front patiently pushed back against their European colonizers and got their independence from France in 1962. Based on the writings of Saddi Yacef, this movie features many people who were actually involved in the actual conflict. With the assist of Italian productions and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, a revolutionary war film was made that was so realistic that you often couldn’t be too sure that you were watching news reels. It’s all recreated masterfully. We’re talking the 1967 film “THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS” starring Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin & Saddi Yacef. You’ll never see a war movie quite like this one. Here’s a link to the film but it can also be streamed on MAX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpn4Htfrv88

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