The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Gillo Pontecorvo · 122 min
The Battle of Algiers screens 3 times at 2 London cinemas between Saturday 5 September and Saturday 26 September.
Where to watch it
BFI Southbank
Belvedere Rd, Waterloo, London SE1 8XT
The Battle of Algiers
Prince Charles Cinema
7 Leicester Pl, London WC2H 7BY, United Kingdom
The Battle of Algiers
What it is
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.