The Battle of Algiers (1966; Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo)
Canon Fodder Episode 66
This week, Daniel and Corky rock the Casbah with their review of The Battle of Algiers. Shot with the urgency of breaking news, Gillo Pontecorvo’s landmark docu-thriller covers colonial occupation, violent rebellion and the human cost of revolution. But did your hosts join the resistance, or did they surrender to the film’s relentless power?
THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS FACTS & FIGURES
Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #45 [tied]
World premiere: Aug. 31, 1966 (Venice Film Festival)
IMDB synopsis: “In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.”
CLIPS & CLIPPINGS
Trailer for The Battle of Algiers
One Battle After Another cameo
NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964; Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini)
IMDB synopsis: “The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Film shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.”
Our review of The Gospel According to St. Matthew comes out Tuesday, Aug. 4!
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