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In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 9 wins & 8 nominations total
Brahim Hadjadj
- Ali La Pointe
- (as Brahim Haggiag)
Yacef Saadi
- Djafar
- (as Saadi Yacef)
Fouzia El Kader
- Halima
- (as Fusia El Kader)
Mohamed Ben Kassen
- Petit Omar
- (as Petit Omar)
Franco Moruzzi
- Mahmoud
- (uncredited)
Tommaso Neri
- Captain
- (uncredited)
Rouiched
- The Drunk Man
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the few films in Oscar® history to be a nominee in two separate non-consecutive years. It was a foreign film nominee for 1966 and then a nominee for screenplay and direction for 1968.
- GoofsIn the final scenes, showing the mass street protests, the French police are backed up by armored vehicles that are Soviet-made SU-100 tank destroyers. These were part of the Algerian military when the film was made in 1966 after independence, but would not have been present or used by the French at any time.
- Quotes
Ben M'Hidi: It's hard to start a revolution. Even harder to continue it. And hardest of all to win it. But, it's only afterwards, when we have won, that the true difficulties begin. In short, Ali, there's still much to do.
- Crazy creditsThe credits for the French release, which are used for contemporary versions of the film, differ from the credits in the original Italian release. In the original credits, Brahim Hadjadj is below Jean Martin and Yacef Saadi, Tommaso Neri is billed as one of the leads, Franco Moruzzi is credited, and Samia Kerbash is given the surname "Michele". The French release gives Hadjadj top billing, removes Neri and Moruzzi from the credits, and refers to Kerbash by her correct surname.
- ConnectionsEdited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
Featured review
I wish I could locate a videocassette of this film--subtitled, not dubbed. The first time I saw it, I was a little put off by what I thought was a pompous disclaimer that "not one foot" of documentary footage had been used. But, in light of the finished product, it's a remarkable statement. If a film has better captured the harsh and ugly realities that are an inevitable part of a true revolutionary movement, I never saw it. It is greatly to its credit that one never gets a sense of "good guys vs. bad guys" here--only of people trapped in a truly impossible set of circumstances, from which no escape is possible without confrontation and bloodshed. It was depressing to see this movie in Berkeley in the early 70s, and hear the audience cheer the "heroic" Algerian revolutionaries while booing the "villainous" French, in view of the great pains that had been taken to present a balanced viewpoint. This film is thrilling, heartbreaking, thought-provoking, and beautiful--sometimes by turns and sometimes all at once. If you haven't seen it and it show up anywhere in the vicinityh, drop everything and go--and pray that it's subtitled and not dubbed. (There are dubbed prints and, as is usually the case, dubbing pretty nearly wrecks it.) This is a masterpiece.
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Box office
- Budget
- $800,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $879,794
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $64,870
- Jan 11, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $962,002
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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