Synopsis:
As the Algerian people struggle to win independence from the occupying French, fear and violence escalate on both sides of the battle.
Year: 1966
Genre: Drama/War
Edition/Collection: The Criterion Collection Director-Approved Two-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray
Rating: NR
Runtime: 2 Hours & 1 Minute
Style & Screen Ratio: 2D, Widescreen
Subtitles, Closed Captioning, & Languages:
Feature (Disc 1):
Original Language: Arabic (عربي) / French (Français)
Subtitles: English
Captions: none
Additional Languages: none
Bonus Material (Disc 2):
Original Language: English / French (Français) / Italian (Italiano)
Subtitles: English
Captions: none
Additional Languages: none
Special Features:
Feature (Disc 1):
Gillo Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth
Marxist Poetry: The Making of The Battle of Algiers
Five Directors
Production Gallery
Trailers - Original Theatrical Trailer & Rialto Rerelease Trailer
Bonus Material (Disc 2):
Remembering History, "États d'armes," The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study, & Gillo Pontecorvo's Return to Algiers