Movies
For those who have seen “The Battle of Algiers,” Gillo Pontecorvo’s masterful 1966 panorama of political insurrection and urban anxiety, the title alone can summon forth indelible images of Algerian resistance.
Sept. 29, 2016
Italian filmmaker Gillo Pontecorvo, who directed the black-and-white classic “The Battle of Algiers,” has died in Rome, hospital officials said Friday.
Oct. 14, 2006
The trailer for Rialto Pictures’ “The Battle of Algiers.”
The Battle of Algiers Criterion Collection, $50 Starring Saadi Yacef, Brahim Haggiag Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo’s seminal 1965 political drama, which has inspired filmmakers for decades, appears on DVD for the first time in a comprehensive three-disc set.
Oct. 17, 2004
The calendar may say that it’s been 50 years since “The Battle of Algiers” was released in this country, but to look at it today, both as a political document and an aesthetic experience, makes it clear that great cinematic art never really ages or loses its relevance.
April 12, 2018
For the Record
Film director: An Oct. 7 Calendar section photograph of movie director Gillo Pontecorvo on the set of “The Battle of Algiers” identified the wrong man as Pontecorvo.
Oct. 11, 2016
Some foreign misadventure films can give insight into the events of today.
June 4, 2004
“Die Hard”? “Speed”? “Blown Away”?
Nov. 18, 2001
Obituaries
Marcel Bigeard dies at 94; French war hero
June 23, 2010
He served in the French Resistance during World War II, then rose to fame for his roles in colonial wars with Vietnam and Algeria.