The Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeri)
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo. Cast: Brahim Haggiag, Saadi Yacef, Jean Martin, Samia Kerbash, Michele Kerbash, Fusia El Kader,
Mohammed Ben Kassen, Gene Wesson, Ugo Paletti. Screenplay: Franco Solinas (based on the book La Bataille d'Alger by
Saadi Yacef).
Chronicle of the Smoldering Years (Ahdat samawovach el-djamr)
Director: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. Cast: Yorgo Voyagis, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Mohammed Kouiret, Sid Ali Kouiret, Hassan
El Hassani, Larbi Zekkal, Cheikh Nourredine, Hassan el Amir, Leila Shenna, Brahim Hadjadj, Abdelhalim Rais, François Maistre,
Jacques Richard, Henry Czarniak. Screenplay: Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Rachid Boudjedra, and Tewfik Fares.
Joint review to follow soon. Grades: The Battle of Algiers: A; Chronicle of the Smoldering Years: A–
- Academy Award Nominations for The Battle of Algiers (1968):
- Best Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
- Best Original Screenplay: Franco Solinas and Gillo Pontecorvo
- Academy Award Nominations for The Battle of Algiers (1966):
- Best Foreign-Language Film
- Other Awards for The Battle of Algiers:
- Venice Film Festival—Golden Lion (Best Picture); FIPRESCI Prize
- British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)—UN Award
- Awards for Chronicle of the Smoldering Years:
- Cannes Film Festival—Palme d'Or (Best Picture)