The Battle of Algiers Revisited
It\u2019s been called the greatest political film of all time.\xa0 The Battle of Algiers, which was released fifty years ago, told the story of the Algerian people\u2019s struggle against French colonialism.\xa0 It became an instant classic and touchstone for radical movements in the Third World and the international left.\xa0 And it became a tool for study by those bent on crushing insurgencies, from Uruguay to the Pentagon.\xa0 Scholar Sohail Daulatzai looks back at the film\u2019s history and shifting impact on the world. (Encore presentation.)\nResources:\nSohail Daulatzai, Fifty Years of The Battle of Algiers: Past as Prologue University of Minnesota Press, 2016\nThe post The Battle of Algiers Revisited appeared first on KPFA.