I have been reading Alaister Horne’s history of the Algerian War, A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962. He mentioned the film The Battle of Algiers (follow this link to view the film), the first time I had become aware of it. Here is the Wikipedia (links from them) introduction to the film; it “is a 1966 Italian–Algerian historical war film co-written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo and starring Jean Martin and Saadi Yacef. It is based on events undertaken by rebels during the Algerian War (1954–1962) against the French government in North Africa, the most prominent being the titular … Continue reading →