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| Battle of Algiers director dies |
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| Italian film-maker Gillo Pontecorvo, who directed The Battle Of Algiers, has died at the age of 86. | Italian film-maker Gillo Pontecorvo, who directed The Battle Of Algiers, has died at the age of 86. |
| Pontecorvo's film depicted the brutality of both sides during the guerrilla uprising against French colonial rule in 1950s Algeria. | Pontecorvo's film depicted the brutality of both sides during the guerrilla uprising against French colonial rule in 1950s Algeria. |
| Shot like a documentary, the highly influential film was banned in France for some time, while its scenes of torture were cut in the US and Britain. | Shot like a documentary, the highly influential film was banned in France for some time, while its scenes of torture were cut in the US and Britain. |
| Twice an Oscar nominee, Pontecorvo also directed Marlon Brando in Queimada. | Twice an Oscar nominee, Pontecorvo also directed Marlon Brando in Queimada. |
| Later in life, he was director of the Venice Film Festival. | Later in life, he was director of the Venice Film Festival. |
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