Paramount Product of Third Cinema

Rating: 9/10 (22 April 2019)

Considering it's European Director, La battaglia Alegeri doesn't fall into the category of a standard 1960s Hollywood Film given it's real life story, subject matter and minds behind the project.. The visceral nature of the film showing the atrocities committed by the French Military and the FLN can be quite difficult to watch. The way in which the film does not take sides or portray either of them to be 'Good' or 'Bad' shows how committed the Director (Gillo Pontecorvo) was to giving the audience a realistic account of the Revolution. With strong acting, special effects and stunning cinematography La battaglia di Algeri stands the test of time and is still one of the most important Third Cinema products and Influential films of the 1960s.