The Algerian War 1954-1962



War Documentary hosted by Jim Norton, published by Channel 4 in 1984 - English narration







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The Algerian War was a momentous struggle for independence from France by Algerian nationalists between 1954 and 1962.

Unique historic footage has been gathered from both sides, much of it never before seen. The cameras were free to roam in both countries and many of the interviewees speak frankly for the first time of their role in the struggle.

This eight-year conflict caused the fall of six French Prime Ministers and eventually the collapse of the Fourth Republic. It returned Charles de Gaulle to power but also almost saw his demise and twice brought civil strife to mainland France, and the fear of a military coup. It resulted in the deaths of at least one million Algerians and the exodus of as many European settlers.

Pitiless terror, monstrous cruelty, flagrant torture, indiscriminiate violence was countenanced by both sides. It was the last of the old style "colonial struggles" and the first of what would become the widespread wars of decolonization. It also marked the first practical application of what we today call counter-insurgency.



A Peter Batty Production for Channel Four in Association with RTBF





4)  To the Barricades

French colonialists in Algiers staged an insurrection in the Algerian capital on January 24th, 1960. Known as "La Semaine des Barricades" (the week of the barricades), the future of the Fifth Republic hung in the balance as the French Army in Algeria considered joining the revolt.





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Video Codec: x264 CABAC [email protected]

Video Bitrate: 1 879 Kbps

Video Resolution: 720x544

Display Aspect Ratio: 4:3

Frames Per Second: 29.970 fps

Audio Codec: AC3

Audio Bitrate: 256 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz

Audio Streams: 2

Audio Languages: english

RunTime Per Part: 52 min

Number Of Parts: 5

Part Size: 792 MB

Source: DVD

Encoded by: DocFreak08



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