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3 unusual facts about The Battle of Algiers


Antonio Caggiano

He also says that in the course of counter-insurgency classes cadets at the Navy Mechanics School were shown the film The Battle of Algiers (1966), made by Italian communist director Gillo Pontecorvo.

Djamila Bouhired

She was one of the trio of FLN female bombers depicted in the 1966 film The Battle of Algiers.

Homotopia

Using a gritty feminist shoot-and-run style the film is also heavily influenced by Born in Flames and The Battle of Algiers.


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The film was shot on location on Mumbai trains, platforms, and at Mumbai's Victoria Terminus station, the cinematographer of the film, Apurba Kishore Bir was 22-year old, when he got the project, he shot 70 percent of the film using a hand-held camera, inspired by The Battle of Algiers, a 1966 war film with an aim to put the camera right in the conflict, he shot with wide lenses rather than zooms.

Ali La Pointe

In the film, The Battle of Algiers, he was portrayed by Brahim Hadjadj.

Hassiba Ben Bouali

Benbouali was depicted in the movie The Battle of Algiers by Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo.

Saadi Yacef

After the Algerian War, Yacef helped produce Gillo Pontecorvo's film The Battle of Algiers (1966), based on Souvenirs de la Bataille d'Alger.

Ululation

Ululation appears in many films set in the Middle East, such as Lawrence of Arabia and The Battle of Algiers and Lion of the Desert.


see also

Maurice Audin

During the Battle of Algiers, Maurice Audin was arrested at his home on 11 June 1957, by Captain Devis, Lieutenant Philippe Erulin and several soldiers of the First Parachute Regiment of the French Army.