The Battle of Algiers
A stark, documentary-like immersion into urban guerrilla warfare, tense and morally complex, leaving a heavy, unsettling aftertaste.
- About
- 1966 film by Gillo Pontecorvo
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1966
- Runtime
- 117 min
A stark, documentary-like immersion into urban guerrilla warfare, tense and morally complex, leaving a heavy, unsettling aftertaste.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 6 | |
| Horror | 4 | |
| Humour | 1 | |
| Realism | 9 | |
| Romance | 0 | |
| Tension | 8 | |
| Darkness | 8 | |
| Complexity | 8 | |
| Emotional weight | 8 |
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