Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers is a political tract that understands itself also as a cinematic exercise.
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This review of The Battle of Algiers (1966) was written by Glenn Heath Jr. and published by Slant Magazine on 23 Sep 2016.
The Battle of Algiers has generally received very positive reviews.
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