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.
The Battle of Algiers has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Battle of Algiers was released in 1966 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 30 reviews, giving The Battle of Algiers (1966) an average rating of 83%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 94%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 77%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Battle of Algiers than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 83%, The Battle of Algiers is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1966, which stands at 59%.
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