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https://daredaniel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CANON-FODDER_S01_E66.mp3 A crowd of protesters in a black-and-white image from The Battle of Algiers (1966). The Battle of Algiers (1966; Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo) Canon Fodder Episode 66

This week, Daniel and Corky rock the Casbah with their review of The Battle of Algiers. Shot with the urgency of breaking news, Gillo Pontecorvo’s landmark docu-thriller covers colonial occupation, violent rebellion and the human cost of revolution. But did your hosts join the resistance, or did they surrender to the film’s relentless power?

THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS FACTS & FIGURES

Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #45 [tied]

World premiere: Aug. 31, 1966 (Venice Film Festival)

IMDB synopsis: “In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.”

CLIPS & CLIPPINGS

Trailer for The Battle of Algiers

Exploding women

The wrong man

One Battle After Another cameo

NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

The Gospel According to St. Matthew(1964; Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini)

IMDB synopsis: “The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Film shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.”

Our review of The Gospel According to St. Matthew comes out Tuesday, Aug. 4!

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