Episode 18: The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Episode 18

11th May 2018

The Battle of Algiers: Is this a raw tale of the Algerian war or is it a manual for modern warfare? On today’s episode Adam, Ben, and John swap techniques de guerre vicieux while opening up a multilingual conversation about this 1966 Drama. This film is available on: Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes, Kanopy, TCM, […]

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The Battle of Algiers: Is this a raw tale of the Algerian war or is it a manual for modern warfare? On today’s episode Adam, Ben, and John swap techniques de guerre vicieux while opening up a multilingual conversation about this 1966 Drama.

This film is available on:

Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes, Kanopy, TCM, and Youtube

The next film, Rescue Dawn, is available on:

Amazon Video and iTunes

Friendly Fire is a Maximum Fun podcast hosted by Adam Pranica, Benjamin Harrison, and John Roderick.
Produced by Rob Schulte.
Theme music, “WAR” by Edwin Starr, courtesy of Stone Agate Music.
Art by Nick Ditmore.

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John Roderick, Adam Pranica, and Benjamin Ahr Harrison are exploring titles from the entire history of cinema about every war, big and bigger. They discuss filmmaking, geopolitical history, nerd out about uniforms and equipment, and crack wise the entire time. To the victor go the spoiler alerts!

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