Review of The Battle of Algiers (1966) by Walter Addiego for San Francisco Chronicle — 07 Feb 1981
It's back in a handsome new black-and-white print, and it's still powerful stuff -- you can see why Pauline Kael wrote that it was "probably the only film that has ever made middle-class audiences believe in the necessity of bombing innocent people.
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This review of The Battle of Algiers (1966) was written by Walter Addiego and published by San Francisco Chronicle on 07 February 1981.
The Battle of Algiers has generally received very positive reviews.
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