<p>Adored by Stanley Kubrick and studied at the Pentagon, 1966's <em>The Battle of Algiers</em> is a film quite unlike any other. Is it a guide to how to run an insurgency, or how to fight one? Supported by the newly independent Algerian government, it doesn't shy away from the violent realities of the independence movement's terrorist campaign. There's never been anything quite like it.</p><br><p>Next week, we'll be watching <em>1917</em>, if we can successfully record our appearance at the Imperial War Museum's podcast festival. </p><p><strong>Help us out by doing our listener survey: </strong><a href="http://bit.ly/warmovietheatre-survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>http://bit.ly/warmovietheatre-survey</strong></a></p><br><p>Suggestions? Comments? Drop us a line at warmovietheatre@gmail.com.</p><p>Visit us at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre</a> or on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/warmovietheatre.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://x.com/warmovietheatre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

War Movie Theatre

Robert Hutton & Duncan Weldon

The Battle of Algiers

OCT 30, 202557 MIN
War Movie Theatre

The Battle of Algiers

OCT 30, 202557 MIN

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<p>Adored by Stanley Kubrick and studied at the Pentagon, 1966's <em>The Battle of Algiers</em> is a film quite unlike any other. Is it a guide to how to run an insurgency, or how to fight one? Supported by the newly independent Algerian government, it doesn't shy away from the violent realities of the independence movement's terrorist campaign. There's never been anything quite like it.</p><br><p>Next week, we'll be watching <em>1917</em>, if we can successfully record our appearance at the Imperial War Museum's podcast festival. </p><p><strong>Help us out by doing our listener survey: </strong><a href="http://bit.ly/warmovietheatre-survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>http://bit.ly/warmovietheatre-survey</strong></a></p><br><p>Suggestions? Comments? Drop us a line at [email protected].</p><p>Visit us at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre</a> or on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/warmovietheatre.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://x.com/warmovietheatre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>