The Battle of Algiers - Trailer

A history of the three-year Battle of Algiers, chronicling the escalating terrorism and violence between French military forces and the Algerian independence movement, based on the memoirs of Saadi Yacef, a leader of the National Liberation Front. The 50th anniversary restoration opens October 7 at New York’s Film Forum, Landmark’s Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles, and Landmark’s E Street Cinema in Washington, DC.