The Battle of Algiers (1966)

A film commissioned by the Algerian government that shows the Algerian revolution from both sides. The French foreign legion has left Vietnam in defeat and has something to prove. The Algerians are seeking independence. The two clash. The torture used by the French is contrasted with the Algerian's use of bombs in soda shops. A look at war as a nasty thing that harms and sullies everyone who participates in it.

Gillo Pontecorvo

Franco Solinas Gillo Pontecorvo

Brahim Hadjadj Fouzia El Kader Franco Morici Gene Wesson Jean Martin Mohamed Ben Kassen Rouiched Samia Kerbash Si Mohamed Baghdadi Tommaso Neri Ugo Paletti Yacef Saadi